ARTICLE 1 - PREFACE & AMENDMENT OF RULES

It is the purpose of these Personnel Regulations to implement the provisions of the City Charter and personnel ordinance by establishing standards and procedures and to provide detail to existing personnel-related Charter provisions or personnel ordinances. These regulations provide administrative direction, conformity and continuity in the workplace when a situation occurs which is not specifically considered in the City Charter, the personnel ordinance, or specifically modified by an applicable labor contract.

Amendments to these Personnel Regulations may be made at any time by the City Manager.

All full-time and regular part-time employees of the City shall be given a copy of these regulations. All newly appointed employees shall be given a copy of these regulations at the time of their appointment. Any amendment to these regulations shall be made available to employees through means deemed appropriate by the Personnel Officer. It shall be the obligation of each employee to read and be familiar with these rules and to keep his or her copy of these regulations up to date by inserting amended pages. Failure to be familiar with these rules shall not be an excuse for failure to comply with them.

Nothing contained in these rules shall prohibit the promulgation of department work rules, standing orders, general orders, or other instructions either written or oral. To the extent that contractual obligations exist, these Personnel Regulations shall provide details where said documents are silent but shall not supersede negotiated contractual obligations or legal requirements relating to personnel regulations and practices. Contractual obligations shall apply to the appropriate bargaining unit only.

In the event of the amendment of any ordinance, rule or law incorporated in this document or upon which these provisions rely, these rules shall be deemed amended in conformance with those changes.

The City specifically reserves the right to repeal, modify or amend these policies, practices and benefits at any time. None of these provisions shall be deemed to create an employment contract or a guarantee of employment for any specific duration between the city of Oakwood and its employees nor to limit the power of the City Manager or City Council to repeal or modify these rules or to take personnel actions it deems appropriate under the circumstances.