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MEASURE AB
ORDINANCE NO. 2664 (CCS)
CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED MEASURE
TO AMEND SECTION 1107 AND REPEAL SECTION 1108 OF ARTICLE
XI OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CHARTER
WHEREAS, Article XI of the Charter of the City of Santa Monica (City Charter)
currently contains the establishing and enabling provisions of the Civil Service, including
in the last paragraph of section 1107 and in section 1108 the rules for appointing
candidates to open positions and promoting employees in the Classified Service of the
City; and
WHEREAS, the elimination of these appointment and promotional rules from the
City Charter will facilitate future equity-based amendments to the Manual of Civil Service
Rules and Regulations set forth in Chapter 2.04 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code,
with the goal of making the hiring and promotional processes more inclusive; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to place before the voters a measure that
would amend section 1107 and repeal section 1108.
NOW, THEREFORE,
SECTION 1. Section 1107 of Article XI of the Charter of the City of Santa Monica
is hereby amended to read as follows:
1107. Performance evaluations
A system of compulsory, periodic, at least annually, efficiency ratings shall be
established by the Personnel Director for all employees in the Classified Service, subject
to the approval of the Personnel Board.
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Special rating forms shall be designed for such classification as require them in
order that the quality of performance, by each person rated, of the required functions of
the positions may be accurately reflected through their use.
The City Manager or his or her designee shall be required to evaluate all
departmental directors and subordinate officers. The departmental directors shall
evaluate all officers and employees in their respective departments.
Promotions shall be on the basis of ascertained merit, credit and seniority in
service and examination. Vacancies shall be filled by promotion upon competitive
examinations unless the appointing authority in particular instances believes it impractical
or not in the best interest of the public service, and the reasons therefor are submitted to
and approved by the Personnel Board.
SECTION 2. Section 1108 of Article XI of the Charter of the City of Santa Monica
is hereby repealed as follows:
1108. Appointments.
Upon the receipt of notice of a vacancy in the Classified Service, the Personnel
Director shall certify to the appointing authority the names of the three highest candidates
on the promotional eligible list or the names of the candidates in the top three bands on
an open (non-promotional) eligible list for such position. If less than three names are on
the promotional eligible list or if less than three bands are on an open (non-promotional)
eligible list, the appointing authority may request the establishment of a new eligible list.
No candidate may be certified more than three times for any one Classified position.
When no eligible lists are available, the Personnel Board, under such rules and
regulations as it shall prescribe, may authorize the appointing authority to make
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temporary appointments in the Classified Service which shall remain in force until regular
appointments can be made, but in no case to exceed one-hundred-eighty (180) days in
order to prevent the stoppage of public business and in order to meet extraordinary
conditions.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
measure is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise legally invalid by a
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity
and force of the remaining portions of this measure. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have placed this City Charter amendment before the voters, and the voters
declare that they would have adopted this Charter Amendment and each portion thereof
regardless of the fact that any portion may be subsequently declared invalid.