01-902 City Code Human Resources Dept. CITY OF MERIDIAN
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN ENACTING A NEW
ARTICLE E OF CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 1 MERIDIAN CITY CODE
PROVIDING FOR AND ESTABLISHING A HUMAN RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT; ESTABLISHING A DEPARTMENT HEAD PROVIDING FOR
THE DEPARTMENT HEADS APPOINTMENT AND FUNCTION, POWERS
AND DUTIES; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE CONDUCT OF
CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS OF APPLICANTS FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT
POSITIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES TO EVALUATE
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND REPORTS; REPEALING ANY ORDINANCES,
RESOLUTIONS, ORDERS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
ARE HEREBY REPEALED, RESCINDED AND ANNULLED; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY; IDAHO:
SECTION 1: A new article E of Chapter 8 of Title 1 is hereby enacted
to read as follows:
1-8E-1 ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT: A Human
Resources Department of the City is hereby established.
1-8E-2: HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR:
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Department Head: The Human Resources Director shall be an
appointed position who shall perform all functions, powers and
duties in this Article provided as a head of the Human Resources
Department.
Functions, Powers, and Duties: In addition to those general
functions, powers and duties given to the department head by
other provision of this Code, the Human Resources Director
shall:
1. Supervise the personnel assigned to this department; and
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In cooperation with other department heads develop
programs and procedures of recruitment, benefits, and
employment policies that will directly impact all city
departments. Upon receiving the approval and
authorization of the Mayor and City Council the HR
Director will be responsible for supe~ision of staff
personnel to implement and carry out the programs and
procedures.
Supervise the necessary employee programs (excepting and
excluding traffic and employee safety and training
programs or other programs assigned to specific
department heads), including, but not limited by the
enumeration hereof, in-service educational planning and
tuition reimbursement programs, service awards,
suggestion systems, supervisory training sessions and other
information and benefit programs as required or assigned
by the Mayor and or City Council.
Prepare reports, which may include statistical evaluation of
personnel programs, manpower estimates and wage and
salary schedules as requested by Mayor and or City
Council.
Consult with other Department heads in administering
salary policies, including review and updating of job
descriptions, employee rating procedures and general salary
administration practices.
Plan, investigate, and implement, upon approval by the
Mayor and City Council, employee programs for
retirement, social security and worker's compensation and
in that regard work closely with all Federal, State and City
Departments. All on the job injuries shall be reported to
the Human Resources Director.
Develop for recommendation to the Mayor and City
Council, and then maintain, personnel policies and
procedures which have been adopted by the City Council.
No policy or procedure shall become effective until
adopted by the City Council.
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Have the care, custody and control and maintain personnel
records, documents and reports, but all public record
requests for the same shall be filed with and responded to
through the City Clerk's office.
Maintain the City's Affirmative Action Plan for Equal
Employment Opportunity.
1-8E-3: APPLICANTS FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT: CRIMINAL
HISTORY CHECKS
Except for law enforcement personnel supervised by the Chief of Police
as provided below, the Human Resource Director and/or Director's
designee is authorized to perform or request criminal history checks of
any applicant for offered employment including transfer and promotion
with the City of Meridian for those types of positions hereinafter
specified. If a criminal history check is needed through the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, the Human Resource Department shall require
each specified applicant to be fingerprinted and shall forward the
fingerprints through the Idaho Division of Law Enforcement to the FBI
Identification Division for a criminal history check. Criminal history
checks are required for the following:
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Position that requires employee to have access to secure areas or
information;
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Position that requires an employee to exercise supervision over
children;
Position that requires an employee to work on or around police
vehicles, equipment and/or firearms;
D. Position which may allow access to homes and/or businesses;
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Position which requires an employee to handle or make
transactions in cash or accounts;
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Position which requires an employee to drive a City vehicle as a
regular part of their duties;
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Position where there exists a reasonable relationship between the
duties of the job and need to check the conviction record of
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applicants, and considering such factors as: access to property,
personnel records and/or equipment;
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Positions that require an employee to work on or around fire
vehicles and/or provide patient care.
The Department of Human Resources shall develop evaluation
guidelines for each position for employment as it becomes available in
the City of Meridian. Such evaluation may determine the necessity of
a criminal history check and those factors reasonably related to the
requirements of that position which may result in disqualification for
employment as a result of past criminal activities.
Criminal history background checks for law enforcement personnel
(sworn and unsworn) under the supervision of the Chief of Police will
be done by the Chief, or his designee.
SECTION 2: All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed, rescinded and annulled.
SECTION 3: VALIDITY: The Meridian City Council hereby
declares that any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance as adopted
and amended herein be declared for any reason to be invalid it is the intent of the
Meridian City Council that it would have passed all other portions of this Ordinance
independent of the elimination herefrom of any portion as may be declared invalid.
SECTION 4: SAVINGS CLAUSE: This Ordinance does not
affect an action or proceeding commenced or right accrued before this Ordinance
takes effect.
SECTION 5: DATE OF EFFECT: This Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect after its passage, approval and publication, according to law.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO,
this ~3 F~6 day of ~el,~a,~_ ,..20002oo1~
City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
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