§ 4.148 — Amendment and Maintenance of Classification Plan

Sec. 4.148. Amendment and Maintenance of Classification Plan.

(a) The City Council, upon receipt of the reports and recommendations of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners and the Director of the Office of Administrative and Research Services, shall first determine whether any new positions shall be created, whether the duties of any existing positions shall be changed, whether any existing positions shall be eliminated, and whether any changes shall be made in salary schedules for any class or classes. After action by the Council in respect to any of the foregoing matters, the Classification Plan will forthwith be amended by dividing, combining, altering, or abolishing any class, by creating a new class, or by changing the title of any class in accordance with the action of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners, pursuant to Section 1003 of the Charter; provided, that no new class will be established unless the duties and responsibilities of positions in such class are found to be substantially different from the duties and responsibilities of any other existing class. (b) Any action leading to amendment of the Classification Plan may be initiated by the Council, the Board of Civil Service Commissioners, the Board or the Chief Administrative Officer of the Fire Department or Police Department, or by any supervisory official or member of such department by written request to be transmitted to the Board of Civil Service Commissioners. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 89,935. Amended by: Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.