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358. _ : . � immediate vicinity of the city. During such period of probationary employ- �,, ment, the employ,ee°vrill be entitled to no salary increase or vacation but �� u�aon return to permanent status accumulated vacation time and salary increases ; if ariy anall be credited to the employee. � 2, Amend Rule XI by the addition of the following: "°� • � Section 7: Off-duty �mployment: No employee of the city shall accept �� gainful employment during off-duty hours unless prior approval has been ob- °�� tained fro� the Depa.rtr.�ient Head in accorda.nce r;ith rules prescribed by the Personnel Officer, � 3, Add to Section 4, Rule VIII the follotiti�ing: 1 At�:the option of the Personnel Officer, suitable oral examination may be substituted for written ex�nina,tion for the follosving classifications: Laborer, Park Laborer, Y'latchr�an, 4. Compensation for Overtime. It is proposed to rescind the amendment dated Deceraber 1, 1941, crhich provided for compensatory time off and provide ir. lieu of it the following: ' Amendment to 3ection 1 of Rule XI: 4�hen an employee, due to emergency or essential service, is required to ovor'.s overtime, credit ahall be given for such time and a correspondin�; leaue be allov�ed to compensate for suoh service. At the option of the employee, sucr. lea.ve may be tranaferred to the ernployee's vacation time account in an amount not to exceed tvaelve days, provided such additiona.l lea.ve is scheduled with the approval of the Department He,ad and the Personnel Officer. Accumulated overtirne not transferred to vacation time shall be tot�.led at the end of each quarter and compensatory 12ave 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 qua.rter in which the overtime wa,s accwr.ulated, the employee sha.11 be paid in .cash. If, in the opinion of the Personnel Officer, the circwnstances under which the overtime work rovas performed, such as extremely difficulty or hazardous work, warrant special consideration, the employee shall be compensa.ted therefore in cash. 5. Change the second sentence of Section 8 of Rule VIII to rea.d as , f ollows : This list of eligibles �hall be used in making certifications to vacar- cies and sha.11 continue in effect for a period of one year unless the Person- nel Officer, upon tne advice a.nd recommendation of the Board of Reviei^r, shall abolish the list for reasons of inadequacy or other reasens consistant with the rules of inerit and cornpetence. :'iith the approval of the Board of Revierv, such lists ma.y be continued in eYfect for an a.dditional period of one year, 6. Amend Rule VIII by the addition of the f�llowing to 6ection 3: Applicants for the positions of firernan a,nd police patrolman shall have attained tne age of �1 years at time of filing� application and shall be less than 30 at the time of' apnointment. Very trul� yours, E. V;. BLOb4, City Manager. Petition v�as received protesting sideivalk a.nd c�treet improvements in Redwood Villa. � City Manager Blom advised tha.t the names on the petition had been cnecked and that amont the namea v:ere nine vaho :�ad voted ir�. favor of the improvements pre- viously and nineteen who had voted against them. The petition had onlz,� one valid signature, the rest being t�rped. There tivas some discussion as to whether tiiis could be accepted as a bona fide petition. City Attorney rRcCarthy ad- 1 vised it was up to the discretion of the Council as to whether it desired to go ahead with the i;n,orover.nents. City Ma.na?er Blo:n adVised that an opportunity to hear protests vvould be had at the time of the ado�tion of the resolution of intention ��;hicn would not be prepared until the plans and specifications were prepared. Zt �as tne general opinion of the Council tha.t inasr�uch as the ' petition for the improvements originated N�ith the property oti�ners in tha.t section, the Council v�as inclined to abondon the whole project due to the reaction of the opponents to the imnrovements. Councilman Britscngi asked if the Council ti��ould be liaole for street repairs if the project aeere abandoned. City Attorney t��cCa.rth_� advised that there would be no obligation on the part � of the Council to do any repair �rork. Cour•cilman Britschgi moved, seconded J