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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
December 12, 1978
Members of the City Council met with the Civil
Service Commission in a closed worksession for the
discussion of personnel in the Utility Department.
The meeting started at 7:00 p.m. in the pre - council
conference room.
Structural changes and job descriptions for certain
positions were considered. The following changes
were agreed upon, however, finalization will be made
after additional evaluation is done with regard to
to the position of Utility Secretary. Agreement
was made for the position of General Foreman; names
were discussed. Agreement was made to eliminate
7 Maintenance Workers #I and to establish 7
Maintenance Workers #III; a new organizational chart
will be drawn up for the department; new names and
salaries for the various position in this package
will be finalized.
The worksession closed at approximately 10:30 p.m.
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING, December 12, 1978 (10:30 p.m.)
ROLL CALL: COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT
Leslie A. Trotter, Chairman
William C. Moore
Bill J. Betts
Helen Cline, Civil Service Secretary
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion was made by Bill Betts for approval of
the Minutes from the regular meeting on November
14th. Les Trotter seconded the motion; voting was
2 - 0 in favor of the motion. Mr. Moore abstained
because of his absence on the 14th.
AGENDA Item 2. Motion for Typing Requirement -
Mr. Moore made a motion to reinstate the same
typing requirement which was originally applied to
the Switchboard Operator position in May of 1976.
The minimum requirement is 35 wpm (net). Mr. Betts
seconded the motion; motion carried by unanimous
vote.
Minutes, December 12, 1978
Page 2
AGENDA Item 3. Motion for Amending the Rule Allowing Prorating
Vacation Pay Upon Separation -
Les Trotter made a motion to approve the
recommendation to Council amending Rule 10.03
Vacation Leave as follows:
Paragraph d. Terminal Leave:
"Any permanent employee leaving the municipal
service shall be compensated for vacation credited
and unused to the date of the employee's separation
or resignation. Also, upon separation, regular
employees shall be compensated for a pro rata
share of vacation earned during the period of time
from his /her last anniversary date to the last day
of employment with the City."
This change is simply adding the second sentence,
beginning with "Also, upon separation ".
Mr. Betts seconded the motion; motion carried by
a vote of 2 - 1.
AGENDA Item 4. Definition of Probationary Period -
It has been brought to the attention of the
Commission that discrepancy existed in the definition
of Probationary Period as it appears on page 5
of the Rule Book.
Mr. Moore made a motion to delete the word
"promoted" in each instance where it appears in this
definition. Motion was seconded by Mr. Betts;
motion carried by unanimous vote.
AGENDA Item 5. Report on Visit to Manpower Office -
An investigation was made through the Tarrant County
Manpower Office. Results of this visit showed that
there are no regulations to prohibit the City, as
employer of CETA employees, from processing CETA
employees in the same manner as regular employees.
The Commission agreed that they should apply for
work through the personnel office, they should be
given typing tests and medical physicals just as
all other employees. They are of the opinion
that the Probationary Period should not begin until
such time as the City places them on city payroll.
AGENDA Item 6. The Commission instructed the Civil Service
Secretary to continue work on the Newsgram and to
place Merry Christmas and Happy New Year greetings
on the bulletin Board for all employees.
Minutes, December 12, 1978
Page 3
CS OPINION REGARDING RIGHTS OF FORMER EMPLOYEES -
Having received written requests from three of
our former employees with regard to filing a
grievance before the Commission, the question
was referred to the City Attorney. While waiting
for his reply, the Commission expressed an opinion
as follows:
"That former employees do not have a right
to file a grievance and come before the Commission."
ADJOURNMENT: Bill Betts made a motion for adjourning the meeting
at approximately 11:00 p.m. Mr. Moore seconded
the motion; meeting was adjourned.
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LESLIE A. TROTTER, CHAIRMAN
e en Cline, Civil Service Secretary