HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6942RESOLUTION NO. 6942
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AZUSA AMENDING THE CIVIL SERVICE
RULES REGARDING EMPLOYEE COMPLAINT
PROCEDURES.
WHEREAS, the City Council referred to the
Personnel Board a proposed amendment to Civil Service
Rules relating to employee complaint procedures; and
WHEREAS, notice was given to all employee
organizations of an opportunity to appear and comment
to the Personnel Board relative to the proposed amendment
to the Civil Service Rules; and
WHEREAS, the Personnel Board conducted a
hearing relative to the proposed amendment and thereafter
recommended that the existing employee complaint procedure
be preserved and that the proposed amendment to the Civil
Service Rules not be adopted.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZSUA DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Civil Service Rules of the
City of Azusa are hereby amended by adding thereto the
following:
"Section 16.10. Employee Complaint Procedure.
All written complaints against employees of
the City shall be filed with the City Clerk.
The Complaint and any written materials related
to the investigation of said complaint shall be
confidential. Copies of the complaint shall
be sent to the affected department head, to the
City Administrator, and to the two members of
the City Council who are responsible for the
affected department.
"Section 16.11. Upon receipt of the employee
complaint, the affected department head shall
conduct such investigation as may be necessary
in order to develop all of the facts surrounding
the events leading to the complaint.
"Section 16.12. Upon completion of the
investigation the department head shall make
a report including a determination: (1) that
there is no substance to the complaint and
that neither the complaint nor the investigation
materials shall be entered in the affected
employee's personnel record; or (2) that there
is insufficient evidence to warrant any further
proceedings regarding the complaint but that a
copy of the same shall be entered in the
employee's personnel record; or (3) that some
disciplinary action is warranted and shall be
recommended pursuant to Chapter 2.36 of the
Azusa Municipal Code.
"Section 16.13. In case of personnel
complaints involving police officers, all
proceedings involving the complaint and
the investigation of the same and any
disciplinary action pursued shall conform to
the provisions of the Public Safety Officer
Procedural Bill of Rights Act (Government
Code Section 3300 - 3311.)
"Section 16.14. A copy of any employee
complaint report prepared by the affected
department head at the conclusion of the
investigation shall be forwarded to the
two councilmembers who are responsible for
the affected department. Said two council -
members may thereafter review the complaint
and the results of the department investigation
and report and, if deemed appropriate, conduct
further investigation including a closed
hearing receiving information from the complainant,
any witnesses to the event giving rise to the
complaint, and the affected employee. The
council committee may thereafter report to the
City Council in executive session if such a
report is considered warranted by the committee.
Upon receipt of the report from the council
committee, the City Council may thereafter
refer the matter for hearing to the Personnel
Board as a disciplinary matter pursuant to
Chapter 2.36, if considered appropriate.
"Section 16.15. Any employee complaints concerning
department heads shall be investigated and reported
upon by the City Administrator. Any complaint
concerning the City Administrator shall be
investigated and reported upon by a special
two member committee of the City Council appointed
for such purpose by the Council."
SECTION 2. This Resolution and the amendments to
the Civil Service Rules designated herein are effective upon
adoption of this Resolution.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this Resolution.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 6th day of October, 1980.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa,
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of October
1980, by the following vote of the Council:
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AYES: COUNCILMEN: Decker, Fry, Cruz, Moses, Solem
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
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ADOLPW SOLIS, City Clerk