CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURE MANUAL
Colorado Springs City Code § 1.4.402
in effect1.4.402: CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURE MANUAL:
A. In accord with Charter subsection 3-10(f), the City Council shall review and approve by ordinance personnel policies and procedures and changes necessary to effective operations that are not otherwise covered in the Charter of the City of Colorado Springs, this Code or the rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission. Personnel policies and procedures shall apply to all classified police and fire employees and are not intended to be construed as an express or implied contract. It shall be the responsibility of each civil service employee to be familiar with the personnel policies and procedures.
B. The Mayor or the Mayor's designee shall submit proposed changes to the civil service policies and procedures manual in writing to all City Council Members. Within ten (10) business days of the submission to Council, any Council Member may request that the proposed changes be scheduled for discussion at an informal City Council meeting. After City Council has discussed the proposed changes Council may accept the changes or request modifications be made. If Council accepts, the proposed changes shall automatically become effective. If Council requests modifications, the Mayor shall reconsider the proposed change and resubmit any modifications to Council. Any resubmitted modifications shall follow the same procedure as outlined above. Should no City Council Member request that the proposed changes be scheduled for discussion, the proposed changes shall automatically become effective.
C. The City Council retains the sole right to modify, suspend, interpret or cancel in whole or in part the provisions of any policies and procedures at any time, and for any reason, with or without notice. (Ord. 11-18)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-808Fetched: 11/1/2026