OR 93-584 Adopts City Employee Handbook AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 93584
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, REAFFIRMING THE
ADOPTION OF THE CITY OF COPPELL EMPLOYEE POLICY AND PROCEDURES
HANDBOOK AS AMENDED, ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A"; APPROVING AND
ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF COPPELL EMPLOYEE POLICY AND
PROCEDURES HANDBOOK, ATTACHED AS HERETO AS EXHIBIT "B"; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND DECLARING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, ORDINANCE NO. 93540, adopted on April 13, 1992,
required that all personnel policies be reviewed and revised in
approximately six months, and that any additions, deletions or
changes to the City of Coppell Employee Policy Handbook, be
approved by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the formal process for review of the City of Coppell
Policies and Procedures has been completed as prescribed by
Ordinance 93540; and
WHEREAS, the City Council Personnel Policies Committee and
City Council have reviewed the attached policies and determined the
need and appropriateness to adopt the attached amendments and new
policies; and
WHEREAS, on December 8, 1992, the City Council received and
approved the revised Employee Handbook policies subject to legal
review; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has established January 15, 1993 as
the effective date for these policies;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1o
That the City of Coppell Employee Policy and Procedures
Handbook, as amended attached hereto as Exhibit "A" be and the same
is hereby adopted.
SECTION 2.
That the ammendments to the City of Coppell Employee Policy
and Procedure Handbook be and the same is hereby amended by adding
and inserting the following policies, attached hereto as Exhibit
"B":
New Policy
SOP #1149 - Exempt Classification Leave
Revised Policies
SOP #1102 - Nepotism
SOP #1112 - Recruitment/Selection/Promotion
SOP #1121 - Performance Evaluation System
SOP #1126 - Comp Time
SOP #1141 - Vacation Leave
SOP #1142 - Sick Leave
SOP #1143 - Holidays
SOP #1147 - Civil Leave
SOP #1161 - Tuition Reimbursement
SOP #1181 - Discipline
SOP #1182 - Grievance (Employee Appeals)
SOP #1186 - Gifts
SOP #1189 - Controlled Substance/Alcohol Abuse/Drug Testing
SOP #1191 - General Office Procedure
SOP #1193 - Attendance and Timeliness
SECTION 3.
All ordinances or policies and procedures as amended by this
ordinance which conflict with any portion of this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4.
If any section, subsection, sentence, phrase, paragraph, word,
or provision of this ordinance, or the personnel policies and
procedures is amended herein is for any reason adjudged invalid,
such adjudication shall not effect any other section, subsection,
sentence, phrase, paragraph, word or provision of this ordinance or
any of the personnel policies and procedures of the City of
Coppell, Texas nor shall such adjudication affect any other
section, subsection, sentence, phrase paragraph, word or provision
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after
its passage, provided however, the amendments to the City of
Coppell Employee Policies and Procedures adopted herein shall
become effective on January 15, 1993, with the exception of SOP
#1141 and SOP #1193, which have been effective since October 1,
1992, and SOP #1189, which has been effective since June 9, 1992.
DULY PASSED and approved by the City Council of the City of
Coppell, Texas, this 11th day of Januray , 1993.
APPROVED
Mark Wolfe
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Dorothy Timmons
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PETER G. SMITH
CITY ATTORNEY