BOOK 20_1945-05-21 to 1946-09-03

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• 358 immediate vicinity of the city. During such period of probationary employ- ment, the employeen.will be entitled to no salary increase or vacation but upon return to permanent status accumulated vacation time and salary increases if any shall be credited to the employee. 2. Amend Rule XI by the addition of the following: Section 7: Off-duty Employment: No employee of the city shall accept gainful employment during off-duty hours unless prior approval has been ob- tained from the Department Head in accordance with rules prescribed by the Personnel Officer. 3. Add to Section 41 Rule VIII the following: At the option of the Personnel Officer, suitable oral examination may be substituted for written examination for the following classifications: Laborer, Park Laborer, Watchman. y 4. Compensation for Overtime. It is proposed to rescind the amendment dated December 1, 1941, which provided for compensatory time off and provide in lieu of it the following: Amendment to Section 1 of Rule XI: When an employee, due to emergency or essential service, is required to work overtime, credit shall be given for such time and a corresponding leave be allowed to compensate for such service. At the option -of the employee, such leave may be transferred to the employee's vacation time account in an amount not to exceed twelve days, provided such additional leave is scheduled with the approval of the Department Head and the Personnel Officer. Accumulated overtime not transferred to vacation time shall be totaled at the end of each quarter and compensatory leave therefor shall be granted and shall be accepted during the following quarter. If, due to extraordinary circumstances, compensatory time can not be granted during the quarter following the quarter following the quarter in which the overtime was accumulated, the employee shall be paid in cash. If, in the opinion of the Personnel Officer, the circumstances under which the overtime work was performed, such as extremely difficulty or hazardous work, warrant special consideration, the employee shall be compensated therefore in cash. 5. Change the second sentence of Section 8 of Rule VIII to read as follows: This list of eligibles shall be used in making certifications to vacan- cies and shall continue in effect for a period of one year unless the Person- nel Officer, upon the advice and recommendation of the Board of Review, shall abolish the list for reasons of inadequacy or other reasons consistant with the rules of merit and competence. With the approval of the Board of Review, such lists may be continued in effect for an additional period of one year. 6. Amend Rule VIII by the addition of the following to Section 3: Applicants for the positions of fireman and police patrolman shall have attained the age of 21 years at time of filing application and shall be less than 30 at the time of appointment. Very truly yours, E. W. BLOM, City Manager. Petition was received protesting sidewalk and street improvements in Redwood Villa. City Manager Blom advised that the names on the petition had been checked and that amont the names were nine who had voted in favor of the improvements pre- viously and nineteen who had voted against them. The petition had only one valid signature, the rest being typed. There was some discussion as to whether this could be accepted as a bona fide petition. City Attorney McCarthy ad- vised it was up to the discretion of the Council as to whether it desired to go ahead with the improvements. City Manager Blom advised that an opportunity to hear protests would be had at the time of the adoption of the resolution of intention which would not be prepared until the plans and specifications were prepared. It was the general opinion of the Council that inasmuch as the petition for the improvements originated with the property owners in that section, the Council was inclined to abondon the whole project due to the reaction of the opponents to the improvements. Councilman Britschgi asked if the Council would be liable fox street repairs if the project were abandoned. City Attorney McCarthy advised that there would be no obligation on the part of the Council to do any repair work. Councilman Britschgi moved, seconded *4 N