HomeMy WebLinkAbout2611ORDINANCE NO. 2611
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, providing for the transfer of County
Sheriff's Office employees into the City's Civil
Service System for the Police Department and
adding a new Section 2.22.205 to the Port Angeles
Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles and Clallam County have
agreed to enter into a contract in which the City will provide
emergency communication and computerized records management
services to the County; and
WHEREAS, certain County Sheriff's Office employees
currently perform emergency communications and /or computerized
records management duties that will now be performed exclusively
by the City's Police Department; and
WHEREAS, in order to competently, effectively, and
efficiently perform said emergency communications and computerized
records management services, the City's Police Department will have
an immediate need for additional employees with the knowledge,
experience and expertise of said County Sheriff's Office employees;
and
WHEREAS, Chapter 41.14 RCW provides for the transfer of
police department employees into county civil service for sheriff's
offices in similar circumstances; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that similar arrangements may
be made in the future with other law enforcement agencies that want
to contract with the City for emergency communications and /or
computerized records management services;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
ANGELES DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. A new section shall be added to Chapter 2.22
of the Port Angeles Municipal Code to read as follows:
2.22.205 Transfer of employees from other law enforcement
agencies.
(1) When the City of Port Angeles contracts to provide law
enforcement services to other jurisdictions, any employee of such
jurisdiction may be eligible to transfer his or her employment to
the Port Angeles Police Department, provided that such employee was
at the time such contract was entered into employed exclusively or
principally in performing the powers, duties, and functions which
are to be performed by the Port Angeles Police Department under
such contact, and provided further that such employee meets the
minimum standards and qualifications of the Port Angeles Police
Department.
(2) An employee eligible under PAMC 2.22.205(1) for
transfer from another law enforcement agency to the Port Angeles
Police Department may initiate such transfer by filing a written
request with the City of Port Angeles and by giving written notice
thereof to the Chief Examiner. Upon receipt of such request and
approval by the Appointing Power, the Chief Examiner shall make
the transfer of employment.
(3) The employee transferring employment under PAMC
2.22.205(2) from another law enforcement agency to the Port Angeles
Police Department will
(a) receive a salary equal to that of comparable
employees of the Police Department, and
(b) be on probation for the same period as are new
employees of the Police Department, and
(c) after successful completion of the probationary
period be eligible for promotion and seniority rights, benefits,
and privileges to which he or she would have been entitled had he
or she been a Police Department employee from the beginning of his
or her employment with the other law enforcement agency.
(4) The Appointing Power may appoint the transferring
employee to whatever duties it feels are in the best interest of
the Police Department and the individual.
Section 2. Effective date. This ordinance shall be
effective five days after publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at
a regular meeting of said Council held on the 21st day of August,
1990.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Craig D.cnutson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: 8/26/90
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