REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
January 16, 2020
FROM: JEFF CARDELL, Director
Personnel Services Department
BY: KEN PHILLIPS, Labor Relations Manager
Personnel Services Department
SUBJECT
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BILL - ( For Introduction) - Amending Fresno Municipal Code Chapter 3, Article 1 - Personnel to Update Outdated Language and Gender Specific Terms, Provide Clarity of Respective Provisions, and Make Other Preferred and Necessary Changes Regarding Leaves of Absences for all City employees, Employment Outside of City Service, Overtime, and References for the Proper Appointing Authority; Code amendments have been approved by the respective bargaining units.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that Council approve the introduction of the ordinance amending Fresno Municipal Code ("FMC") Chapter 3 - City Personnel, Article 1 - Personnel and adding Section 3-127 regarding Annual Leave.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Upon review of FMC Chapter 3, Article 1, it was determined that amending sections of the chapter would be appropriate to update outdated language, provide clarity of respective provisions, and to make preferred as well as other necessary changes.
BACKGROUND
FMC Chapter 3 - City Personnel, Article 1 - Personnel, governs the application of City personnel rules such as leaves of absences, holidays, payment upon separation of employment, etc. Many sections of the Article have not been reviewed or updated in decades. The City completed a review of FMC Chapter 3, Article 1 with the goal of ensuring clarity and relevancy of respective provisions, as well as making preferred and necessary changes. The following summarizes significant changes:
Throughout: Updated gender specific terms to gender neutral terms; provided ability for the Chief Administrative Officer to designate someone to act in their place; and general clean up language, and substituted City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, or Retirement Administrator for Chief Administrative Officer where appropria...
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