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Request to Revise Civil Service Rules The Personnel Director and City Manager are requesting the Civil Service Board consider two changes to the Civil Service Rules. The first is regarding limits on the appointment rate (salary) upon hiring, and the second is related to the City’s Youth Employment Program. Rule IV.5.A Appointment Rate Most positions have six steps in the pay range (A-F). The current rule regarding appointment rate provides for the City Manager to only appoint employees up to the third step (Step C) of the salary range as highlighted below. The City Manager has requested that this limitation be removed from the Civil Service Rules to allow more flexibility in the appointment rate depending on the qualifications of candidates, or the particular need for an experienced employee. The minimum rate of pay for a class shall normally be paid upon appointment to the class. If the appointing authority submits a written request outlining reasons for such action, which are approved by the City Manager, but in no case, shall it be above the third step of the salary range assigned to the class. Justification for approval will be limited to recognition of exceptional qualifications of an eligible or lack of available eligibles at the minimum rate. If a former employee is re-employed in a class in which previously employed, the appointing authority may appoint said employee at the same step in the salary range in which the employee had been placed at termination of service. The suggested language to replace the highlighted sentence would be: If the appointing authority submits a written request outlining reasons for such action, the City Manager may use his or her discretion in appointing at a higher step in the salary range. Rule VI.4 Rating Training and Experience The City is establishing a Youth Employment Program for the summer of 2011. This program will employ approximately ten youth who are University City residents. Please find a draft program description attached. A pilot program was held in the spring of 2010 and at that time there were some complaints regarding whether the hiring procedures for the program followed the Civil Service Rules since the program was not open to all applicants. It is the understanding of City staff that this topic may have been discussed at prior board meetings. After reviewing the proposed program and the Civil Service Rules, City staff are requesting that this program be exempted from the Civil Service Rule related to rating