§ 9.180 — Classification plan: Preparation; requirements; review of classification

Sec. 9.180 - Classification plan: Preparation; requirements; review of classification.

1. The City Manager or his or her designee shall: (a) Prepare, maintain and, as necessary, revise a classification plan for all positions in the Civil Service. (b) Allocate each position in the Civil Service to a class set forth in the classification plan. 2. Each class of employees that is set forth in the classification plan must include, without limitation, a title, a definition or statement of the characteristics of the class, a list of typical tasks or examples of the duties of the class, a list of the knowledge, skills and abilities required for employees in the class, a statement that describes the minimum qualifications of employees in the class and any other information that the City Manager determines is necessary for the proper classification and supervision of positions in the Civil Service. The minimum qualifications shall be subject to review and approval by the Commission as part of its responsibility for recruiting and selecting employees. 3. The City Manager shall allocate positions into each class by grouping positions that have similar qualifications and levels of difficulty and responsibility such that the similarities justify similar treatment. 4. Any employee in the Civil Service who is adversely affected by the allocation or reallocation of his or her position to a class pursuant to subsection 1 may request to have the classification reviewed by the Commission. A request for such a review must be submitted to the Commission not more than 30 calendar days after the employee receives notification of the allocation or reallocation of the employee's position by the City Manager. 5. In reviewing the allocation or reallocation of an employee's position pursuant to subsection 4, the Commission shall make findings as to the duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the position. If the Commission finds that a position is not classified correctly, the Commission shall notify the City Council and City Manager of its findings. Upon receiving such notification, the City Council shall review the findings of the Commission and, if approved by the City Council, the City Manager shall allocate or reallocate the position to a class pursuant to the findings of the Commission.

(Added—Ch. 553, Stats. 1973 p. 886; A—Ch. 163, Stats. 2015 p. 776)