HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Revisions to Personnel Policies & Procedures Manual RESOLUTION NO. 09-262
RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISIONS TO
PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the Human Resources Department has identified several areas of the Personnel
Policies and Procedures Manual that need to be revised; and,
WHEREAS,the current language regarding Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative
Action in Chapter 3 references the position of Assistant to the City Manager, which should be re-
titled as Assistant City Manager; and,
WHEREAS, the current language regarding emergency leave is being revised to provide
more consistent administration of this leave among departments, and the proposed language limits
the use of emergency leave for serious illness to one occurrence per fiscal year; and,
WHEREAS, lastly,with the Iowa Supreme Court's recent decision on same-sex marriages,
there is a reference to a husband and wife in the policy on employment of relatives that needs to be
revised, and this would remove this reference and replace it with the word"spouse."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the revisions to the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of June, 2009.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Popken
Seconded by: Mahayni
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23' day of June, 2009.