Sponsor
Alderman Friedel
Title
Ordinance 8-08
To amend Secs. 2-208(a)(7); 2-437(a); 26-23(a); 62-29; 62-36; 62-46; 62-48; 70-53; 74-36; 74-37; 74-67; 98-32; 98-33(d); to create Chapter II, Article IV, Division 7; and to repeal Chapter II, Article V, Division 7 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin.
The Common Council of the City of Racine do ordain as follows:
Part 1:
Sec. 2-208(a)(7) of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “director of” and by inserting the word “department” after the word “resources.”
Part 2:
Chapter II, Article IV, Division 7 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine is hereby created to read as follows:
“DIVISION 7. HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Sec. 2-431. Created.
There is hereby created the human resources department. The city attorney shall serve as the administrative manager of the human resources department. The city attorney may appoint one member of the human resources professional staff to manage the daily operations of the human resources department.
Sec. 2-432. Duties.
It shall be the duty of the human resources department to:
(1) Approve or disapprove the selection, employment, termination, promotion, demotion, layoff and suspension of all personnel, other than those whose appointment has been otherwise specifically provided either by state statute or city ordinance. The city attorney may delegate this duty to the appointed manager of the human resources department.
If the human resources department disapproves of any of the aforementioned activities, the human resources department and the appropriate administrative manager shall exhaust all reasonable means at their disposal in an attempt to resolve or compromise the dispute. If settlement of the dispute is still not forthcoming, such dispute shall be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee for final resolution.
(2) Recruit applicants for the police and fire departments.
(3) Maintain the classif...
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