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ORDI:NANCE NO.
2003- ...2ig4
AN ORDI:NANCE ADOPTI:NG THE CI:TY OF LA PORTE EMPLOYEE POLI:CI:ES
HANDBOOK DATED JANUARY 1, 2004, PROVI:DI:NG A SEVERABI:LI:TY CLAUSE,
CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN
MEETINGS LAW, AND PROVIDI:NG AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby
adopts the "City of La Porte Employee Policies Handbook" dated
January 1, 2004, a true and correct copy of which is attached to
this Ordinance as Exhibit "A", incorporated by reference herein,
and made a part hereof for all purposes.
Section 3. The City of La Porte Employee Policies Handbook
hereby adopted, shall supersede all previous City of La Porte
Personnel Policy Manuals heretofore adopted by the City Council of
the City of La Porte, on its effective date of January 1, 2004.
Section 3. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any
part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this Ordinance
or the City of La Porte Employee Policies Handbook hereby adopted,
shall for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not
affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance, or said Employee
Policies Handbook, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of
this City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase or
clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other
section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, may be
declared invalid.
Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines,
recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date,
hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was
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posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the
City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as
required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government
Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required
by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject
matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted
upon.
The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms
such written notice and the contents and posting thereof.
Section s. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after
its passage and approval, and it is so ordered. The City of La
Porte Employee Policies Handbook adopted by this Ordinance, shall
be effective from and after January 1, 2004.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 8th day of December, 2003.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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Mayor
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M r ha . G11lett
City Secretary
APPROVED:
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Clark T. Askins
Assistant City Attorney
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Agenda Date Requested: December 8. 2003
Requested By: A r. E>-~m.n(~~,o
Department: Human Resources
Appropriation
Source of Funds:
Account Number:
Report:
Resolution:
Ordinance:
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Amount Budgeted:
Exhibits: "A" City of La Porte Employee Policies Handbook
Amount Requested:
Exhibits:
Budgeted Item: YES NO
Exhibits:
SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION
At the November 10, 2003 Council meeting staff discussed the process used to revise the current
City of La Porte Personnel Policy Manual. In order to allow for review prior to consideration at
the December 8, 2003 Council meeting, a draft of the City of La Porte Personnel Policies
Handbook and a summary of the policies and revisions were distributed to each Council member
during November 2003.
The proposed handbook has been approved by the Department Directors and reviewed with the
City Attorney's office.
Staff recommends Council adopting the Ordinance approving the City of La Porte Personnel
Policies Handbook.
Action Required bv Council:
Consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance approving the City of La Porte
Employee Policies Handbook.
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