1872 - Resolution - Personnel Policies and ProceduresRESOLUTION NO. 1872
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF PERSONNEL POLCIES AND PROCEDURES
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to establish a comprehensive collection of
personnel policies and procedures, to provide a uniform system of personnel administration, promote
communication among employees, and to clarify the responsibilities of employees, now, therefore
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON HEREBY
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Port Orchard Personnel Policy
SECTION 1. Scope: Unless noted otherwise on a specific policy or procedure, all
policies and procedures adopted by the City of Port Orchard apply to all employees performing on behalf of
the City. They shall not apply to elected officials, volunteers and independent contractors unless required by
specific state or federal statute.
SECTION 2. Policy: The City will maintain a Policies and Procedures Manual as a
general informational guide of the City's current employment policies which sets forth operational practices
and procedures. New or revised policies and/or procedures may be adopted from time to time to facilitate the
ongoing efficient operations of the City. Revisions or new policies will be reviewed to determine if the City
has a duty to bargain for subjects that are a mandatory subject of bargaining. In the event of conflict
between these policies and any collective bargaining agreement, City Ordinance, Civil Service Commission
rule, state or federal law, the terms and conditions of that contract, rule or law shall prevail. In all other cases,
these rules shall apply. When no specific provision exists in a current labor agreement or City Resolution, the
City's policies shall be used as the guide, unless the City has a duty to bargain. In the event of the
amendment of any ordinance, rule or law incorporated in a document or upon which these provisions rely,
these rules shall be deemed amended in conformance with those changes.
The City specifically reserves the right to (1) repeal, modify, or amend these policies at any
time, with or without notice; and (2) deviate from these policies in individual situations, particularly in an
emergency, in order to achieve its primary mission of providing orderly and cost efficient services to its
citizens. None of these provisions shall be deemed to create a vested contractual right in any employee or to
limit the power of the Mayor or the City Council to repeal or modify these rules. These Policies are not to be
interpreted as a promise of specific treatment or a contract.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 27th day,9f September 1999.
LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Patricia Parks, City Clerk