City of Manhattan Beach
Personnel Rules
ATTACHMENT C
Classified Service
The following are designated to be in the Classified Service and therefore placed under the civil service system of the City. Chapter 2.08 of the City of Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC), titled “Civil Service System” governs the civil service system for the City of Manhattan Beach.
Section 2.08.030 of the MBMC states “The provisions of the chapter apply to “the departments, appointive officers and employees of the City, which are designated to be in the classified service and therefore placed under the civil service system of the City. Attachment C of the Personnel Rules defines the classifications that are covered by civil service. The City Council shall designate other full-time positions at-will and amend Attachment C of the Personnel Rules as appropriate.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to temporary, provisional, hourly or persons employed on a daily basis.”
The classified service includes all full-time employees of the City of Manhattan Beach in positions that are not designated as at-will and exempt from the classified service. The following positions are considered at-will and exempt from the classified service:
A. The City Manager
B. All Department Heads, current and future, including but not limited to:
• City Clerk
• Community Development Director
• Finance Director
• Fire Chief
• Human Resources Director
• Information Technology Director
• Parks and Recreation Director
• Police Chief
• Public Works Director
C. All current and future employees of the Human Resources Department, including but not limited to the following classifications:
• Human Resources Analyst
• Human Resources Assistant
• Human Resources Executive Assistant
• Human Resources Technician
• Human Resources Manager
• Risk Manager
• Senior Human Resources Analyst
D. All current and future employees of the Management Services Department, including but not limited to the following classifications:
• Assistant City Clerk
• Assistant to the City Manager
• Communications and Civic Engagement Manager
• Deputy City Clerk
• Digital Communications and Graphics Coordinator
• Executive Assistant to the City Manager/City Council
• Marketing and Communications Coordinator
• Policy and Management Analyst
E. All current and future Finance Department employees designated as confidential and unrepresented, including but not limited to the following classifications:
• Financial Controller
• Financial Services Manager
F. All current and future employees designated as exempt from the Classified Service System by way of negotiated agreements between the City and the authorized representatives of the recognized employee organization(s).
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B. All full-time employees of the Police Department except the Chief of Police;All full-time employees of the Fire Department except the Fire Chief; C. All full-time employees of the Department of Community Development, except the Director of Community Development, Building Official, Senior Management Analyst and Traffic Engineer;
D. All full-time employees of the Public Works Department, except the Director of Public Works, City Engineer, Utility Manager, Maintenance Manager, Environmental Programs Manager and Senior Management Analyst; E. All full-time employees of the Finance Department, except the Director of Finance, and Revenue Services Manager;
F. All full-time employees of the Information Technology Department; except the Director of Information Technology and the Information Systems Manager; G. All full-time employees of the Management Services Department; except the Executive Assistant, City Clerk, Economic Development Manager, Communication/Civic Engagement Manager, Senior Management Analyst, and Legal Secretary;
H. All full-time employees of the Parks and Recreation Department, except the Director of Parks and Recreation, Cultural Arts Manager, and Older Adult Program Supervisor;
I. All full-time employees of the Human Resources Department except the Director of Human Resources, Executive Assistant, Human Resource Manager, Risk Manager and Senior Human Resources Analyst.
Effective January 1, 2018, all new employees appointed to classified positions covered under the Manhattan Beach Mid-Management Employees’ Association (MBMEA) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will beare appointed at-will.
Existing employees in classified positions covered under the MBMEA MOU as of January 1, 2018 were provided two opportunities have until March 8, 2018 to elect to convert from classified to at-will status or remain in classified status: February 8, 2018 through March 8, 2018 and March 3, 2020 through April 3, 2020.
Effective March 21, 2018, all new employees appointed to full-time unrepresented classified positions will be appointed at-will. Existing employees in unrepresented classified positions as of March 20, 2018 were provided two opportunities will have until April 19, 2018 to elect to convert from classified to at-will status or remain in classified status: March 20, 2018 through April 19, 2018 and April 21, 2020 through April 30, 2020.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to temporary, provisional, hourly or persons employed on a daily basis.
(§ 2, Ord. 1419, eff. July 3, 1975, as amended by §1, Ord. 1597, eff. March 5, 1981, § 4, Ord. 1955, eff. October 3, 1996, § 1, Ord. 2008, eff. November 18, 1999, and § 1, Ord. 2010, eff. February 17, 2000, June 5, 2007 Reso. #6097, June 3, 2008 Reso. #6148, October 7, 2014 Reso. #14-0066, August 2, 2016 Reso #16-0050, March 20, 2018 Reso #18-0032; Reso #22-0026 effective March 15, 2022)
Revised: August 2, 2016