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ORDINANCE NO. 1551
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PERSONNEL POLICIES; ADOPTING A NEW
PERSONNEL HANDBOOK; PROVIDING AN EFFECTNE DATE; AND CONTAINING
FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE:
WHEREAS, a Personnel Policies and Procedures manual was heretofore approved and
adopted by the City Council on May 1,1989; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of City Administration to replace the existing policies and
procedures manual with new guidelines entitled Personnel Policies and Employee Handbook.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the new Personnel Policies and Employee Handbook shall amend,
supersede 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.
Section 2. That the attached "Exhibit A" is hereby approved and adopted by the City
Council of the City of West University Place.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and bein force from the time of its passage
and approval as required by law.
Section 4. That 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 ordinance and said handbook at any time, and the City Council does not purport to
surrender or abrogate any of its legislative or regulatory jurisdiction.
Section 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to
the extent of the conflict only.
Section 6. IT any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this
ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, neither the remainder of this ordinance, nor the
application of such word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this ordinance to
any other persons or circumstances, shall be affected thereby.
Section 7. 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 Texas Open Meetings Act, 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.
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Bill Watson. Mayor
Attest: (Seal)
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James Dougherty, City Attorney