§ 5.02. Personnel system.

(a)

Merit principle. All appointments and promotions of city officers and employees shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness demonstrated by examination or other evidence of competence.

Editor's note— The provisions of subsection (a) cannot be amended by the city without a referendum. See Resedean v. Civil Service Board , 332 So. 2d 150 (Fla. 1976).

(b)

Personnel director. [Deleted.]

Editor's note— The provisions of subsection (b) were either repealed by the Municipal Home Rule Powers Act (F.S. ch. 166) or converted into an ordinance by such act which has not been readopted. The provisions of this subsection are adequately covered by such act. Language creating a personnel department and a personnel director has been added to the Code. See Code §§ 2-331, 2-332.

(c)

Personnel rules. The city manager shall prepare personnel rules and submit the same to the city council for adoption. The council may by ordinance or resolution adopt them with or without amendment. These rules shall provide for:

(1)

The classification of all city positions, based on the duties, authority and responsibility of each position, with adequate provision for reclassification of any position whenever warranted by changed circumstances.

(2)

A pay plan for all city employees not appointed by the city council.

(3)

Methods of determining the merit and fitness of candidates for appointment or promotion.

(4)

The policies and procedures regulating reduction in force and removal of employees.

(5)

The hours of work, attendance regulations, and provisions for sick and vacation leave.

(6)

The policies and procedures governing persons holding provisional appointments.

(7)

The policies and procedures governing relationships with employee organizations.

(8)

Policies regarding in-service training programs.

(9)

Grievance procedures, including procedures for the hearing of grievances by the city manager who may render advisory opinions based on his findings with a copy to the aggrieved employee.

(10)

Other practices and procedures necessary to the administration of the city personnel system.

(11)

Special provisions applicable to any one department of the city and not to another.

Editor's note

It is unclear if the actions described above can be done by resolution. See F.S. § 166.041(1).