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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1345
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AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PERSONNEL MATTERS; ADOPTING A PERSONNEL
MANUAL; REPEALING PORTIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; AND CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City hereby approves and adopts a new
personnel manual, which manual is entitled "PERSONNEL POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES, II dated May 1, 1989, and on fil e in the offi ce of the City
Secretary. Articles VII (Discipline) and VIII (Grievances) of Chapter
2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West University Place,
Texas, are hereby repealed, subject to the other provisions of this
ordinance.
Sectionl. Said new personnel manual shall supercede and
replace the comparable provisions of all prior personnel ,policies and
procedures heretofore adopted by the City Council or by any officer or
agency of the City. Specifically, such new personnel manual shall !
replace the two articles in the Code of Ordinances repealed as provided i
in Section 1, above. ~
Section 3. The discipline and grievance procedures specified in
the new personnel manual shall apply to all disciplinary and grievance
proceedings commenced after the effective date of this ordinance. A
proceeding is commenced when a formal notice of the proceeding is
delivered to the person subject to the discipline, in the case of
disciplinary action, or when the officer who is to act first on a
grievance receives written notice of the grievance with a request that
it be acted upon under the City's grievance procedures. The prior
procedures shall apply to proceedings commenced on or before the
effective date of this ordinance, and such prior procedures are
continued in effect for this purpose.
Section 4. The grounds for discipline specified in the new
Article VII shall apply to conduct occurring after the effective date
of this ordinance, and the prior policies shall apply to conduct
occurring on or before the effective date of this ordinance. Such
prior policies are continued in effect for such purpose.
Section 5. Except as provided above, all provisions of the new
personnel manual shall apply for all purposes from and after the
effective date of this ordinance.
Sectiun 6. Nothing in this ordinance shall ever be construed as
creating any contractual or vested rights of any kind. The City
Council shall have the continuing right to repeal and to amend this
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ordinance and said new personnel manual at any time. and the City
Council does not purport to surrender or abrogate any of its
legislative or regulatory jurisdiction.
Section 7. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewithl are, hereby repeal e-d, to the..extent :of the confli ct, o.n.ly, .except
as otherwise provided herein. ..1,."
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:, ,SecMon 8. "If anYlword', phr.ase,: clause,' sentence, :paragraph,
section 'or 'other part of this ordinance or the application t.hereo,f" to
any person or circumstance. shall ever be held to be invalid or
unconstitut.ional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder
of -thirsLoirainance and ,the' a:ppJtrration of such word, phrase, clause..
sentence, paragraph,- secti.on or, other part of this ordinance to any
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Section 9. The City Council officially finds. determines and
declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of each meeting at which this. ordinance was discussed,
considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Open
Meetings Law. TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17. as. amended,
and that each such meeting has been open to the public as required by
law at all times during such discussion. consideration and action. The
City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices and the
contents and posting thereof.
Section 10. This ordinance shall become effective May 1, 1989.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING, this 10th day of
Apri 1 , 1989.
'Counei 1members Voting:Aye:
.Mayor Parks, Counci 1membe.rs
Britton, Schwartze1
Counci1members Voting No:
Counci-1member Bryan
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Counci1members Absent:
Counci1member IBetl
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PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING, this day
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Councilmembers Voting Aye:
Councilmembers Voting No:
Councilmembers Absent:
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