§ 18-3. Powers and duties of the Office of Human Resources Executive Director.

The Office of Human Resources Executive Director shall serve at the pleasure of the board, shall administer the Office of Human Resources and shall be the appointing authority for all employees of the Office of Human Resources, except career service hearing officers and any other appointee serving at the pleasure of the board as provided in the Charter. The Office of Human Resources Executive Director shall:

(a)

Assist the career service board in carrying out the powers and duties set forth in section 18-2.

(b)

Upon request of the mayor or the city council, directly assist the mayor or city council in formulating alternatives to implementing the career service board's annual recommendations regarding modification of the classification and pay plan.

(c)

From time to time recommend to the mayor and city council other modifications to the classification and pay plan in order to promote the city's policy of providing generally prevailing compensation to employees in the career service and ensuring like pay for like work.

(d)

Conduct benefit surveys when requested by the mayor, the city council, or the career service board as required by the Charter.

(e)

Recommend to the mayor and city council changes to employee benefits as described in section 18-5(c) after the career service board conducts at least one (1) public hearing on the proposed change.

(f)

Administer any duly adopted employee benefits programs.

(g)

Develop and administer, in cooperation with other city departments and agencies, employee training and organizational development programs.

(h)

Develop and administer, in cooperation with other city departments and agencies, publications, surveys, advisory boards, and other measures for communication to and from employees on matters of compensation, conditions of employment, and administration of the merit system.

(i)

Obtain voluntary benefit plans and programs for eligible city employees, provided that such plans and programs are at no cost to the city and are fully funded by employees.

(j)

Perform all other functions appropriate to a central human resource agency for employees in the career service including maintaining the official personnel records of career service employees, except those functions specifically reserved to the career service board or to other officers, departments or agencies by the Charter or ordinances of the city.

(Ord. No. 959-05, § 1, 12-19-05; Ord. No. 661-12, § 3, 12-26-12)