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TITLE 4
MUNICIPAL PERSONNEL1
CHAPTER
1. SOCIAL SECURITY.
2. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION.
3. CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.
4. EMPLOYEE’S RETIREMENT PLAN.
5. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM.
CHAPTER 1
SOCIAL SECURITY
SECTION
4-101. Policy and purpose as to coverage.
4-102. Necessary agreements to be executed.
4-103. Withholdings from salaries or wages.
4-104. Appropriations for employer’s contributions.
4-105. Records and reports.
4-106. Exclusions.
4-101. Policy and purpose as to coverage. It is hereby declared to be the
policy and purpose of the City of Columbia, Tennessee, to extend, at the earliest
date, to the employees and officials thereof, not excluded by law or this chapter,
and whether employed in connection with a governmental or proprietary
function, the benefits of the system of federal old age and survivors insurance
as authorized by the Federal Social Security Act and Amendments thereto,
including Public Law 734–81st Congress. In pursuance of said policy, and for
that purpose the city shall take such action as may be required by applicable
state and federal laws or regulations. (1968 Code, § 1-601)
4-102. Necessary agreements to be executed. The mayor of the City of
Columbia, Tennessee, is hereby authorized and directed to execute all the
1Ordinance #3391, available in the office of the recorder, repealed all
ordinances, code sections, rules and regulations, and policies which provide
residency requirements for employees. Certain officers and employees, and
sworn officers of the police department are excepted.
Ordinance #3346, which establishes the salaries of officials and employees
of the city, is of record in the office of the recorder.
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necessary agreements and amendments thereto with the state executive director
of old age insurance, as agent or agency, to secure coverage of employees and
officials as provided in the preceding section as of January 1, 1951. (1968 Code,
§ 1-602)
4-103. Withholdings from salaries or wages. Withholdings from the
salaries or wages of employees and officials for the purpose provided in the first
section of this chapter are hereby authorized to be made in the amounts and at
such times as may be required by applicable state or federal laws or regulations,
and shall be paid over to the state or federal agency designated by said laws or
regulations. (1968 Code, § 1-603)
4-104. Appropriations for employer’s contributions. There shall be
appropriated from available funds such amounts at such times as may be
required by applicable state or federal laws or regulations for employer’s
contributions and the same shall be paid over to the state or federal agency
designated by said laws or regulations. (1968 Code, § 1-604)
4-105. Records and reports. The city shall keep such records and make
such reports as may be required by applicable state and federal laws or
regulations. (1968 Code, § 1-605)
4-106. Exclusions. There is hereby excluded from this chapter any
authority to make any agreement with respect to any position or any employee
or official now covered or authorized to be covered by any other ordinance
creating any retirement system for any employee or official of the city. (1968
Code, § 1-606)
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CHAPTER 2
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
SECTION
4-201. To cover city employees.
4-201. To cover city employees. In accordance with Tennessee Code
Annotated, § 55-9-403 the City of Columbia accepts the provisions of the
Workers’ Compensation Law of the State of Tennessee as set out in Tennessee
Code Annotated, §§ 50-6-101–50-6-419.
This acceptance shall cover all employees of the City of Columbia as
defined by the Workers’ Compensation Statute of the State of Tennessee and
hereafter all departments of the City of Columbia and their employees shall be
subject to the Workers’ Compensation Law.
The city manager is instructed and directed to file written notice with the
Workers’ Compensation Division of the State of Tennessee Department of Labor
of this acceptance by the city. (1968 Code, § 1-701)
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CHAPTER 3
CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM1
SECTION
4-301. Authority and purpose.
4-302. Compensation of board members.
4-303. Order of business and meetings of the board.
4-304. Functions of the Civil Service Board.
4-305. Functions of the city manager.
4-306. Positions covered by civil service.
4-301. Authority and purpose. Pursuant to the authority granted to the
City Council of the City of Columbia under the provisions of Priv. Acts 1941, ch.
210, as amended, and in order to establish a uniform procedure for dealing with
personnel under the city’s civil service system and to place the employment of
said personnel on a merit basis, the following system is hereby adopted. (1968
Code, § 1-501)
4-302. Compensation of board members. The compensation of each
member of the Civil Service Board shall be the sum of two hundred dollars
($200.00) per month, payable monthly by warrant drawn upon the General
Treasury of the City of Columbia. (1968 Code, § 1-503, as amended by
Ord. #3119, March 1997)
4-303. Order of business and meetings of the board. The Civil Service
Board shall determine the order of business for the conduct of its meetings and
shall meet regularly on the third Monday of each month or on call of the
chairman or two members of the board. (1968 Code, § 1-505)
4-304. Functions of the Civil Service Board. The functions of the board
shall be:
(1)
To consider rules and regulations to supplement this chapter as
submitted by the city manager and subsequent revisions and amendments
thereof and to make recommendations to the city council concerning the
adoption of the same.
(2)
To act in an advisory capacity to the city manager of problems
concerning personnel administration.
1Charter reference
Civil service board: art. VI.
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(3)
To receive, examine, approve, or reject all applications for
employment on forms prepared by the city manager for any person in the
competitive service relative to his employment.
(4)
To make any investigation or conduct any hearing regarding
charges or complaints made by anyone against any civil service employee; to
issue subpoenas and cause them to be served by the chief of police or any
member of the police force; and to administer oaths to witnesses.
(5)
To advise with and receive recommendations of the city manager
on the adoption of any rules or the revision of old rules and upon the promotion
or reduction of civil service employees. (1968 Code, § 1-506)
4-305. Functions of the city manager. The city manager, as the
administrative head of the city government, shall have the responsibility for
making effective the purposes of this chapter, and shall:
(1)
Be the appointing officer as provided in the charter of the City of
Columbia.
(2)
Attend meetings of the civil service board as necessary.
(3)
Administer all provisions of this chapter or the rules established
hereunder not specifically reserved to the civil service board.
(4)
Prepare rules and regulations, and revisions and amendments
thereto, for consideration by the civil service board and after consideration and
approval of the same by the civil service board, submit the same to the city
council.(5) Prepare a position classification plan and class specifications and
revisions thereof for consideration and adoption by the civil service board, and
after such adoption, the city manager shall allocate and reallocate positions
among the civil service employees to classes. (1968 Code, § 1-507)
4-306. Positions covered by civil service. All positions defined in art. VI,
§ 19, of the charter, as amended, are hereby declared to be civil service positions.
These positions hereafter shall constitute the competitive service and shall be
regulated and governed by the provisions of this chapter. All of the present
incumbents (as of March 1, 1941) of any of said positions shall hereafter assume
their regular status in the competitive service provided that it shall not be
necessary for any of said incumbents to stand the preliminary examinations
(physical and mental) or the working tests but shall in every other respect be
subject to the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations hereafter
adopted. (1968 Code, § 1-508)
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CHAPTER 4
EMPLOYEE’S RETIREMENT PLAN
SECTION
4-401. Employee’s retirement plan to be governed by ordinance.
4-401. Employee’s retirement plan to be governed by ordinance. The
employee’s retirement plan shall be furnished by Ordinance #3466, titled “City
of Columbia Employee’s Retirement Plan,” and any amendments thereto.1
1Ord. #3466, and any amendments thereto, are of record in the office of
the city recorder.
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CHAPTER 5
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM
SECTION
4-501. Program created.
4-502. Implementation.
4-501. Program created. There is hereby created an Occupational Safety
and Health Program for the employees for the City of Columbia, which program
is attached hereto in its entirety as Exhibit “A”.1 (Ord. #3482, Nov. 2002)
4-502. Implementation. For purposes of this chapter and for the
implementation of such program, the fire chief or any other person designated
by the city manager shall be the director of such plan, with specific powers to
plan, develop and administer the occupational health and safety program for the
employees of the City of Columbia. (Ord. #3482, Nov. 2002)
1Municipal code reference
Exhibit “A” is included as Appendix A in this code.
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