REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 12, 2019
FROM: JEFF CARDELL, Director
Personnel Services Department
BY: SANDRA CHAVEZ MARTIN, Human Resources Manager
Personnel Services Department
SUBJECT
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***BILL NO. B-50 - (Intro. 12/5/2019) (For adoption) - Amending Section 3-252 of Chapter 3, Article 2 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to Certification and Appointment of Eligibles. (Subject to Mayor's veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended Council approve the introduction of amendment to the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC), Chapter 3, Article 2, Section 3-252 Certification and Appointment of Eligibles.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
FMC Section 3-252 Certification and Appointment of Eligibles is primarily being amended to include Emergency Services Dispatchers on the "rule of the list." Other changes include removing Waste Collector Leadworker from "rule of the list" being that this job title no longer exists; providing better clarity for the amended subsections; and removing permanent intermittent employees.
BACKGROUND
FMC Section 3-252 outlines the process for certifying names to fill permanent positions in the City Service. It is recommended that this Section of the FMC be revised to include Emergency Dispatcher I/II on the "rule of the list." This would mean that when an eligible list is established for these classifications, all eligible names will be provided to the Police Department in order to facilitate the hire of dispatchers. Currently, the department is subject to the 'rule of' which often delays the background process, which includes the completion of a detailed pre-employment personal history form, followed by a thorough background investigation, and polygraph examination. Providing the full eligible list upon promulgation will provide for a more efficient and expedient process.
Other changes to this FMC Section include: clarify what happens for each of the subsections in (a) (3); provide for an Appointing Authority desig...
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