Chapter 3.04
PERSONNEL SYSTEM GENERALLY
Sections:
3.04.040 Duties of personnel officer.
3.04.060 Access and confidentiality of personnel records.
3.04.010 Personnel system.
The personnel system shall have the following objectives:
A. Recruitment and retention of the best personnel obtainable for the borough service;
B. Defining the terms for continued borough employment, subject to requirements for the work to be performed, availability of funds, and continued acceptable work performance and personal conduct of the employee;
C. To provide definite duty assignments;
D. To provide training, supervision and administrative direction;
E. To promote opportunities in the borough service. (Ord. 13-10 § 1, 2014; Ord. 91-04 § 2, 1991; Code 1986 § 3.04.010)
3.04.020 Applicability.
Unless specifically excluded under NABC 3.12.010, the borough personnel system shall apply to all employees of the borough. All employees funded by grants or other outside sources shall be covered by the borough personnel system except where the grant or other funding mechanism requires otherwise. In such cases, when accepted by the assembly, the requirements of the outside funding source shall supersede the borough personnel system requirements. (Ord. 13-10 § 1, 2014; Ord. 09-07 § 1, 2010; Ord. 91-04 § 2, 1991; Code 1986 § 3.04.020)
3.04.030 Personnel officer.
The mayor shall be the personnel officer. The mayor may delegate certain personnel duties to a department head or other official responsible for borough operations or internal administration. (Ord. 13-10 § 1, 2014; Ord. 91-04 § 2, 1991; Code 1986 § 3.04.030)
3.04.040 Duties of personnel officer.
The personnel officer shall administer the borough personnel system. The personnel officer shall, subject to the mayor’s direction:
A. Promulgate and adopt rules and regulations; such rules and regulations and deletions, changes, or additions shall be effective when approved by the assembly;
B. Provide for a committee of persons to undertake an annual review of the personnel system;
C. Appoint, remove, suspend and discipline all employees of the borough subject to the policies set forth in this title and subject to state, federal and borough law;
D. Act as the appointing authority for all borough employees;
E. Perform such other duties and exercise such other powers and personnel administration as may be prescribed by law and this title. (Ord. 13-10 § 1, 2014; Ord. 91-04 § 2, 1991; Code 1986 § 3.04.040)
3.04.050 Personnel records.
A. Records of the work history of employees shall be maintained. Such records may include the employee’s original applications, reports of the results of other employment, investigations and tests, annual reports of performance, reports of progress and disciplinary actions affecting the employee, and such other records as may be significant in the employee’s service to the borough.
B. Any medical records shall be collected and maintained in separate files.
C. The personnel officer shall prescribe such forms and records for departmental use as may be necessary. (Ord. 13-10 § 1, 2014; Ord. 91-04 § 2, 1991; Code 1986 § 3.04.050)
3.04.060 Access and confidentiality of personnel records.
A. Personnel records of borough employees are confidential and are not open to public inspection, except as provided in this section.
B. The following information is available for public inspection, subject to reasonable regulation on the time and manner of inspection:
1. Names and positions of all borough employees;
2. Prior positions held with the borough by the employee;
3. Whether an employee is classified, exempt, or partially exempt;
4. Dates of appointment and separation from borough services;
5. Compensation authorized.
C. Information obtained regarding the medical condition or history of an applicant or an employee shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed, reviewed, or used except as permitted by law. (Ord. 13-10 § 1, 2014; Ord. 00-09 § 1, 2000; Ord. 91-04 § 2, 1991; Code 1986 § 3.04.060)
3.04.070 Personnel committee.
There is established a personnel committee composed of the mayor and four assembly members appointed by the president to perform the duties specified in this code or as otherwise assigned by the president. (Ord. 20-03 § 1, 2020; Ord. 13-10 § 1, 2014; Ord. 91-04 § 2, 1991; Code 1986 § 3.24.120. Formerly 3.24.120)