§ A314-3. Job classification plan.

A. 

Adoption of classification plan. The City Council shall adopt a job classification plan. Each position is assigned to a class based on the their duties and responsibilities, authority, qualifications, requirements and competence. Positions in the same class shall be sufficiently similar to permit the use of a single job title and the same pay range or grade. The class may contain one position or more than one position. The job classification plan shall set forth in a class specifications for each class of positions a class title, a general statement of duties, essential functions, authority and responsibilities, and the minimum qualifications that are necessary and qualifications desirable for the satisfactory performance of the duties of the class (Attachment A Classification Pay Plan).

B. 

Allocation and reallocation of positions. After the adoption of the classification plan, the City Clerk-Treasurer shall allocate each position to its appropriate class or reallocate positions to different classes when necessary. The class to which each position is initially allocated following adoption of these rules shall be the class in which the employee has status at the time of adoption. When a new position is created for which no appropriate class exists, or when the duties of an existing position are sufficiently changed so that no appropriate class exists, or when the duties of an existing position are sufficiently changed so that no appropriate class exists, the City Clerk-Treasurer shall prepare a new class specification. The incumbent of a position which is reallocated to a different class shall continue in the position if the employee is properly qualified for that position or the employee may compete in the examination to fill the reallocated position. When a position is reclassified or reallocated to a new classification because the incumbent has assumed substantially increased duties and responsibilities, the incumbent will not be required to pass an examination to prove the incumbent's qualification for the position. A copy of the job classification plan and any amendments thereto shall be filed with the City Clerk-Treasurer.