CC RESOLUTION 26811 060
RESOLUTION NO. 2681
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
"CITY OF EL SEGUNDO PERSONNEL RULES AND
REGULATIONS" DATED AUGUST 23, 1965.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That subsections 14.4 and 14.5 of Rule 14 of "City of El
Segundo Personnel Rules and Regulations" dated August 23, 1965 are amended to read as
f ollows:
'14.4 Disciplinary Action, Authority to Take
The City Manager shall have authority to take disciplinary action
within the provisions set forth in the Personnel Merit System,
Chapter 2.28 of the El Segundo Municipal Code.
Department Heads and their subordinates are authorized to issue
warning of unsatisfactory service to employees when indicated.
The Personnel Officer shall be notified of any contemplated
disciplinary action prior to the time it is taken provided that in
emergency situations or other- instances when prior notification is
not practicable the Personnel Officer may be notified as soon as
possible subsequent to the time the action is taken.
Prior to making a final decision to take disciplinary action involving
suspension for more than five clays, demotion, dismissal, or reduction
in pay, the City Manager shall give written notice of the proposed
action to the concerned employee. The notice shall include a
statement of reasons that a disciplinary action is being proposed and
shall include a copy of the charges being considered by the City
Manager. A written notice delivered to the employee's last known
address shall constitute adequate notice.
After being given a reasonable opportunity to review the charges
and the documents and materials on which the proposed disciplinary
action is based, the employee shall be given the opportunity to
respond to the City Manager either orally or in writing. A
treasonable opportunity to review' shall mean at least five days. The
City Manager may extend the review period to as long as ten days if
the charges and supporting materials are complex or if the
circumstances require additional time for preparation.
The City Manager is authorized to place any employee on leave of
absence without loss of pay at any time that a Department Head or
the City Manager is considering charges against such employee.
In an emergency or other instance when it is not practicable to
obtain prior approval of the City Manager, a Department Head may
place an employee on leave of absence without loss of pay. In such
instances notification shall be given to the City Manager the
following working day.
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1114.5 Notice to Emplovee
(a) Prior to making any final decision to recommend disciplinary action
to the City Manager the Department Head shall, whenever
practicable, meet informally with the concerned employee and
explain to the employee the reason for the action proposed to be
recommended to the Personnel Officer and give the employee an
opportunity to respond to the Department Head concerning the
matter.
(b) A permanent employee in the Classified Service or an employee in
his or her probationary period shall be given written notice when any
disciplinary action is made effective, provided that in emergency
situations or other instances when simultaneous notification is not
practicable, notification may be given the following working day.
(c) Notices shall, whenever practicable, be made on forms prescribed by
the Personnel Officer and copies shall be submitted to the Personnel
Officer for his record as required."
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution; shall enter the same in the book of original resolutions of said city; and shall
make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of
the City Council of said city in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed
and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 6th day
of April , 1976.
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
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City of El Segundo, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
whole number of members of the City Council of the said City
is five; that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. .2681
was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved
and signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City
Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said Council
held on the 6th day of April It 1976
and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen BUe. Nagel and Mayor Balmer;
NOES: Councilmen None;
ABSENT: Councilmen Rockhold and Van Vranken.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID
CITY this 9th day of April 1976
(SEAL)
City Clerk
of the City of El Segundo, California
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Deputy