CHAPTER 1-20: HUMAN RESOURCES
SECTIONS:
1-20-3: CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
1-20-4: RULES AND REGULATIONS:
1-20-5: POLITICAL ACTIVITY, CONTRIBUTIONS AND SOLICITATIONS:
1-20-6: GRANDFATHERED EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS:
1-20-1 CREATION AND SCOPE:
There shall be adopted a merit system for the for the employees of the City, the provisions of which shall apply, to all employees of the City excluding elected officials, persons engaged under contract to supply expert, professional or technical services, temporary employees and volunteer personnel who receive no regular compensation from the City. (Ord. 2021-1744, 1-26-2021)
1-20-2 GENERAL PROVISIONS:
Responsibilities of City Manager are to establish Citywide employee policies and procedures to implement this chapter and facilitate the effective management of City personnel. The City Manager is responsible for the administration of the personnel system of the City.
The general purpose of this chapter is to adopt and establish for the City of Prescott a merit system of human resources general policies and administration to meet the needs of the employees of the City. This system shall provide means to recruit, select, develop and maintain an effective and engaged workforce; and shall include an overview of philosophies and policies for employee hiring and advancement, terminations, training and career development, job classification, salary administration, employee benefits, corrective action, discharge and related human resources activities. The specific system, policies and procedures are addressed in the Human Resources Employee Handbook (Administrative Regulations). (Ord. 2021-1744, 1-26-2021)
1-20-3 CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
The Human Resources Employee Handbook (Administrative Regulations) shall specify the appointment, promotion and tenure of every employee, along with other conditions of employment as deemed appropriate by the City Manager in consultation with the Human Resources Director.
The City of Prescott is an equal opportunity employer. No employee of the City shall discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment with regard to recruitment, application, testing, appointment, assignment, performance evaluation, training, working conditions, promotion, demotion, corrective action, layoff, termination, retirement, or any other aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. Complaints alleging illegal discrimination, including sexual harassment, may be filed with Human Resources or any management employee. (Ord. 2021-1744, 1-26-2021)
1-20-4 RULES AND REGULATIONS:
The City Council may adopt rules and regulations to effectuate this chapter, which may be modified or changed from time to time, but such rules and regulations shall follow the generally accepted principles of good personnel administration. The City Manager is authorized to make changes, additions and amendments to the Human Resources Administrative Regulations Manual that are in conformity with good personnel administration and state and federal law. (Ord. 2021-1744, 1-26-2021)
1-20-5 POLITICAL ACTIVITY, CONTRIBUTIONS AND SOLICITATIONS:
(A) A City employee shall not, during the duration of his or her employment, hold an elective public office or any appointive public office which could constitute a possible conflict of interest with his or her City employment.
(B) No officer or employee of the City shall directly or indirectly solicit or receive, or be connected with the soliciting or receiving of, any assessment, subscription or contribution for any political purpose from any City employee or suggest or require any City employee to support any candidate for public office.
(C) Employees are prohibited from engaging in any activity relating to the election of any candidate to a City office, beyond the private expression of personal opinions, registering to vote, signing nominating, initiative, referendum or recall petitions, and voting in any special, primary or general election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this subsection (C) shall not be interpreted to limit employees from presenting factual information that is impartial or neutral so long as such activity does not constitute a conflict of interest with their City employment or affect the employee’s performance of his or her duties.
(D) Employees are prohibited from engaging in any partisan political activity beyond the private expression of personal opinions, registering as a member of a political party, signing of nominating, initiative, referendum or recall petitions, and voting in any special, primary or general elections if such activity could constitute a possible conflict of interest with their City employment or if such activity affects the employee’s performance of his or her City duties. (Ord. 2021-1744, 1-26-2021; Ord. 2024-1866, 7-9-2024)
1-20-6 GRANDFATHERED EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS:
Those employees who have accrued vacation or other employment benefits under prior personnel policies that are different from those established by this chapter shall continue to retain those benefits for use and/or payout under the terms of the applicable policies in force at the time of the accumulation of the leave time. The future accrual and use of benefits after the passage of this chapter shall be at the levels and under the terms that are defined within this chapter. (Ord. 2021-1744, 1-26-2021)
1-20-7 SEVERANCE CLAUSE:
The provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses and phrases of this chapter, but they shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this chapter shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part. (Ord. 2021-1744, 1-26-2021)