§ 18-6. Personnel actions to be in accordance with career service requirements.

(a)

Definition of employee. The term "employee" as used in this section shall be defined as provided in section 1.2.11 of the Charter, excepting those employees who are expressly excluded from the career service as provided in section 9.1.1(E) of the Charter.

(b)

Acceptance of salary . It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully accept any salary, wages, compensation or remuneration as an employee of the city unless such person shall have been employed in strict accordance with the terms of the career service provisions of the Charter and the career service rules.

(c)

Employment by officers and department heads . It shall be unlawful for any department head or other officer of the city to knowingly and willfully hire or employ any person as an employee of the city who has not been employed in strict accordance with the terms of the career service provisions of the Charter and the career service rules.

(d)

Expending public monies or credit. It shall be unlawful for any officer of the city to willfully pay any salary, wages, remuneration, compensation or monies to any person claiming to be an employee of the city out of or against the public monies or credit of the city unless the person shall have been employed in strict accordance with the terms of the career service provisions of the Charter and the career service rules.

(e)

Other personnel actions. It shall be unlawful for any department head or other officer of the city to willfully promote, discipline, or terminate any employee of the city except in strict conformance with the terms of the career service provisions of the charter and the career service rules.

(Ord. No. 959-05, § 1, 12-19-05)