H.B. 449
         PUBLIC EMPLOYEE STATUS MODIFICATIONS

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 March 2, 2012 12:53 PM



Representative Brad L. Dee proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Line 52 through Page 3, Line 74 :    

             52          (b) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to an employee who is discharged or involuntarily
             53      transferred to a position with less remuneration if the discharge or involuntary transfer is the
             54      result of a layoff
{   ,   }        or       reorganization      {   , or other non-disciplinary reason   } .

             55          (2) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to:
             56          (a)
  subject to Subsection (3),       [an officer] a person appointed by the mayor, city manager, or other person or body

             57      [exercising executive] with the power to appoint in the municipality[;] if:
             58          (i) the appointment is made in writing;
{   and   }

             59          (ii) the person's written job description identifies the person's position as
{   being an

             60      at-will position with the municipality   }
  exempt from the protections described in Subsection (1)(a)       ;        and

    (iii) the position is described in an ordinance as exempt from the protections described in Subsection (1)(a);  

             61          (b) a member of the municipality's police department or fire department who is a
             62      member of the classified civil service in a first or second class city;
             63          (c) a person who holds a position described
{   as follows, or the equivalent, as defined in

             64      a local ordinance or local personnel policy   }
  in Subsections (2)(c)(i) through (xii) or an equivalent position designated in a municipal ordinance or personnel policy       :

             65          [(c)] (i) a police chief of the municipality;
             66          [(d)] (ii) a deputy or assistant police chief of the municipality;
             67          [(e)] (iii) a fire chief of the municipality;
             68          [(f)] (iv) a deputy or assistant fire chief of the municipality;
             69          [(g)] (v) a head of a municipal department or division;
             70          [(h)] (vi) a deputy of a head of a municipal department or division;
             71          [(i)] (vii) a superintendent;
             72          [(j)] (viii) a probationary employee of the municipality;
             73          [(k)] (ix) a part-time employee of the municipality, including paid call firefighters;
{   or   }

             74          [(l)] (x) a seasonal
  or temporary       employee of the municipality[.];

    
  (xi) a person who works in the office of an elected official; or

    (xii) a secretarial or administrative assistant support position that is specifically designated as a position to assist an elected official or the head or deputy head of a municipal department;  


2.    Page 3, Line 86 :    

             86          (ii) voluntarily waived the procedures required by Section 10-3-1106 .
  (3) In addition to the persons described in Subsections (2)(b) through (e), a municipality may appoint up to 10% of the municipality's workforce in accordance with Subsection (2)(a).      

  (4) Nothing in this section or Section 10-3-1106 may be construed to limit a municipality's ability to define cause for an employee termination or reduction in force.      


3.    Page 6, Line 160 :    

             160      transfer is the result of a layoff
{   ,   }        or       reorganization      {   , or other non-disciplinary reason   } .

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