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Administrative Order No. 274
Personnel Policies & Procedures
Subject: Termination
Initial Effective Date:
June 27, 1978
Revised
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Approved
This Administrative Order is effective January 27, 2014, and supersedes Administrative Order
No. 2 dated 6/27/78.
I. PURPOSE:
To clarify the authority and process to terminate persons from employment with the City
of Pasco.
II. DEPARTMENTS AFFECTED:
All
III. POLICY:
The authority to terminate employees is dependent upon the employee's status with the
City.
A. SeasonalA mporary emulovees: The Division Manager shall have the authority to
terminate seasonal/temporary employees for cause. The Division Manager shall
notify his/her Director of his intent to and reasons for terminating an employee
and shall also notify Human Resources of the reasons for any planned
termination. A request for a Personnel Action Form shall be initiated.
B. Probationary emplp ovees: The Division Manager shall secure the approval of
his/her Department Director and shall also advise Human Resources of the
reasons and planned effective date of a probationary termination before notifying
the employee of the termination.. A request for a Personnel Action Form shall be
initiated.
C. Regular employees, FT/PT: Only the City Manager, or his designee, is authorized
to terminate a regular full time or regular part time employee (see IV. Procedure)
IV. PROCEDURE:
For Regular Full Time/Part Time Employees:
A. The Department Director shall hold a pre - termination (Loudermill) hearing with
the employee regarding the Director's intent to recommend termination. At this
meeting the employee shall have the opportunity to explain his/her actions.
B. After consideration of the employee's statements, if the Department Director
believes termination is warranted, s/he shall make written recommendation to the
City Manager.
C. The City Manager shall hold a pre - termination hearing with the employee in
question at which the employee is given the opportunity to "tell his side of the
story."
D. After consideration, the City Manager will make his decision. A second meeting
with the employee in question will be held at which the City Manager will notify
the employee of his decision.
E. Once the City Manager has notified the employee of termination, if that is the
decision, Human Resources will complete the termination process.
Administrative Order No. 274 — Termination
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