HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 8523 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 8523
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Date: 09/09/03
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SUBJECT: THE DISCIPLINARY APPEALS BOARD
Staff is recommending that the term limits for Disciplinary Appeals Board members be expanded
from two 3 year terms to three 3 year terms.
The Disciplinary Appeals Board hears appeals from non-civil service employees who have been
terminated, demoted or suspended without pay for more than ten (10) consecutive working days for
disciplinary reasons.
There are ten (10) positions on the Board. Members are appointed to overlapping terms of three
years. Three (3) member panels are convened to hear appeals on an as needed basis.
During FY 01/02 five hearings were convened. During FY 02/03 two hearings have been convened
and one is currently pending before the Board. Finding qualified persons willing to serve on the
Board has been a challenge. Typically hearings consume a full work day; occasionally hearings
required two (2) or three (3) days to complete.
r/ Currently seven (7) of the ten (10) positions on the Board are filled; however, the terms of six (6) of
the members will expire on October 1, 2003; and, three (3) of these Board members will not be
eligible for reappointment.
Staff is proposing an amendment to the ordinance that will increase the number of times a member
can be reappointed from two to three. All of the current Board members are willing to serve an
additional term. Approval of this amendment will ensure that appeals will be convened in a timely
manner.
Unless the City Council has any objections, an M&C will be brought forward to amend the
ordinance for terms for the Disciplinary Appeals Board. Should you have any questions regarding
this matter, please feel free to contact Anthony Snipes, Acting Human Resources Director, at 817-
871-6123.
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City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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DISCIPLINARY APPEALS BOARD
AuTHORITY FOR CREATION AND ^ '
The Personnel Commission vvao ��/�t�d 6« Ordinance
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NO. 8486 adopted on December 15. 1981, vvh/oh ordinance was amended by Ordinance NP. 8923 on
September 30. 1983. and Ordinance No. 11921, on April 18. 1895. changing the Personnel Commission to
the Disciplinary Appeals Board. (This commission is exempt by Ordinance No. 8971 from the provisions of
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Ordinance No. 8750 regarding 8-nlernbar boards and length of terms of service.)
Qualified voters of the City as set from time to time by the City Manager.
APPOINTMENT:METHOD OF Appointed by the City Manager and confirmed by the City Council. As
nearly as reasonably posmib|e, membership shall be fairly representative of both sexes and of various racial
groups which comprise the employees of the City. Vacancies are filled for unexpired terms.
TERMS OF OFFICE: Members are appointed to overlapping terms of three years.
GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES: The Board shall hear appeals submitted by an employee subject to
the provisions of Ordinance Nos. 8480. 8923. and 11821 relative to suopemsion, dernotion, or diornioao[
after other-normal administrative appeals have been exhausted. An independent hearing officer may be
designated and directed by the Board to conduct hearings on employee appeals. The Board or its
designated hearing officer has the power to administer oaths, issue subpoemao, receive relative evidence,
compel the production of books and papers relative to the hearing and question witnesses. Within ten days
of the conclusion of the hearing, the Board shall forward its recommendation concerning the appeal to the
City Manager for appropriate action.
Members are considered to be officers of the City �f���VV��h.
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Will meet on call in the Pre-Council Conference Roonl, City Hall.
C}Fl|G|N/\L TERM
PRESENT MEMBERSHIP: DIST. APPOINTMENT EXPIRES:
Vacant 10-01-02
FnomNinE]urh\ey O 03-21-00 10-01'03
Sharon C. Leviton 9 03-21-00 10-01-03
Bettie Herring 8 03-18-03 0 1-28-06
Vacant 01-26-03
Joe Lermna 9 05-13-87 10-01-03
Sharon Barnes O 05-13-97 10-01-03
Cheryl Lopez _ 4 05-13-97 10-01-03
Joe Ella Sims B 04-30-02 10-01-83
Piave 6. Ghepp&d Wil vA(-AN-F 4 04-30-03 01-26-03
Chairman:
Department Contact: Peter Nelson, 871-7790 ��^
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