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95 ORDINANCE NO. 1974 - 67 I. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY SAID CITY; ESTABLISHING A PERSONNEL APPEAl BOARD; DEFINING SAID BOARD'S DUTIES, POWERS, SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY, LIMITATIONS, ETC; AND PROVIDING FOR AN APPEAL PROCEDURE WITHIN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Marcos, Texas, desires to establish a classified anq unclassified service program within the personnel organizational structure of said City; and, WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish an appeal procedure for the determination of appeals from disciplinary action; and, WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes a need for a detached third party to hear and reconcile said appeals within a framework established by the City Council; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That there be, and there is hereby, established a new section in Chapter 2, Article III, Division 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of San Marcos, Texas, numbered 2-27 and entitled "Division of the City Service" so as to read as follows: Section 2-27. Division of the City Service. All offices and positions of trust, emolument, or employment in the service of the City of whatever function, designation or compensation, excluding members of the Police and Fire Departments, appointed to such positions in substantial compliance with the provisions of Article 1269m, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, are hereby divided into the unclassified and classified services. I A.) Unclassified Services. The unclassified services shall comprise; 1.) All elected officials; 2.) The City Attorney and all deputies or assistant City.Attorneys; 3.) The City Secretary and all deputies or assistants; 4.) The City Manager and all deputies or assistant city managers; 5.) Temporary employees (those employees employed to perform services of a limited per~od of temporary character not to exceed four (4) consecutive calendar months); 6.) Part-time employees performing services in which total hours worked in a twelve (12) .consecutive month period do not exceed 1040 hours; 7.) Department Heads and staff members directly subordinate to the City Manager; 8.) Members of all boards, commissions, and committees appointed by the Mayor, or by the Mayor and City Council, or by the City Manager who serve with or without compensation; or 9.) Probationary employees as defined herein. B.) Classified Services. I The classified service shall include all other positions, not included in Paragraph A above, now existing or hereafter created in substantial compliance with the Classification Plan of the City of San Marcos. SECTION 2. That there be, and there is hereby, established a new sect.ion in Chapter 2, Article III, Division 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of San Marcos, Texas, numbered 2-28 and entitled "Personnel Appeal Board" so as to read as follows: