Subject: 9539/City Code/2-196 & 2-198/Employ. Evaluation Forms
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1989 08:45:00 -0500


                             ORDINANCE NO.           
                   
                   
                   AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHATTANOOGA CITY CODE, 
                   SECTIONS 2-196 THROUGH 2-198, CONCERNING 
                   EMPLOYEE EVALUATION FORMS WHICH SHALL BE 
                   UTILIZED FOR DETERMINING JOB PERFORMANCE OF 
                   ALL REGULAR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF 
                   CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.
                   
                   
                                                     
                   
                   
       	    	 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 
       CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE:
       	    	 SECTION 1.  That Sections 2-196, 2-197 and 2-198 be 
       stricken in their entirety and the following substituted in lieu 
       thereof:
            Sec. 2-196.  Employee Evaluation Generally.
            
               (a)  Each employee shall periodically receive a 
            written evaluation of his/her work by his/her 
            supervisor(s).  The employee performance review system 
            shall be based upon the specific job classification of 
            the employee which is based upon specific tasks 
            performed by the employee in the City government.  
            Evaluation categories may differ among City employees 
            depending upon the job they perform and the tasks which 
            are expected of the employee.  Each employee shall be 
            furnished, in advance, a copy of the rating instrument 
            to be used for his/her particular job so that he/she may 
            be aware of the skills, job behaviors, job 
            characteristics, and other performance indicators on 
            which he/she is being evaluated.
            
               (b)  Probationary newly hired or promoted employees 
            of the City shall receive periodic evaluations at the 
            mid-point and at the end of their respective 
            probationary periods.
            
               (c)  Regular employees shall receive performance 
            evaluations at least once each year.
            
            Sec. 2-197.  Use of Employee Evaluation.
            
               Employee evaluations may be used to assist in the 
            awarding of merit pay increases, to assist in choosing 
            employees for promotion, to determine lay-off 
            implementation when two (2) or more employees are 
            basically qualified to fill one (1) position; to be 
            considered in disciplinary action which may be assessed 
            against employees; and to be considered as a basis for 
            termination of those employees who receive 
            unsatisfactory evaluations and have not improved their 
            performance.
            
            Sec. 2-198.	 Employee to Review Evaluation and Grievance 
                         Procedure.
            
               Each employee shall have the opportunity to review 
            every written periodic evaluation made of the employee.  
            Upon review of the evaluation the employee shall note in 
            writing that the evaluation is agreeable or disagreeable 
            and, if disagreeable, in what respect(s) it is 
            disagreeable.  Any employee having concerns over the 
            content of his evaluation shall contact his supervisor 
            or department head in accordance with the grievance 
            procedures set forth at Sections 2-176 - 2-177 of the 
            Chattanooga City Code.
            
       	    	 SECTION 2.  That this Ordinance shall take effect two 
       (2) weeks from and after its passage as provided by law.
       
       PASSED on Third and Final
       Reading ________ ___, 1991.   ____________________________________
       	    	      	   	     	         CHAIRPERSON
       
       
       	    	      	   	     APPROVED:_______ DISAPPROVED:_______
       
       	    	      	   	     DATE:_________________ ______, 1991.
       
       
       	    	      	   	     ____________________________________
       	    	      	   	     	             MAYOR
       PAN:cjc