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CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO CITY OF LOUISVILLE PERSONNEL CODE DEFINITIONS 5. Appointing Authority: Refers to the Ci'!:y Administrator or ~ pepartment Head of t,he City of Louisville having power to authorize any personnel action as under this Code. ------ 10. Demotion: Refers to the change of an employee to a lower salary range or to ~ ' lower job classification. ll. Department Head: A Department Head shall be a Depart- ment Head appointed by theCIty Administrator as per the Louisville Municipal Code. -- --- - - -- 13. Effective Date: The effective date of an employee will be the first date whcen- the employee begins work for the City a~ set forth on ~ personnel action form. - 20. position and Salary Range Table: That portion of the Louisville Municipal COdE: and Personnel Hanual outlining all the position titles and the corresponding grades and salary range for said title. L4. Retirement: This 1S the normal termination of an employee after obtaining the age of 2Q years as in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. CHAPTER I 1 A. ROLE OF ~ffiYOR AND CITY COUNCIL: The elected members of the City Council -and Ihe-elected Mayo~ are charged with the law Making and policy making powers for the City of Louisville. They are the City Leaders upon whose shoulders rest the responsibility for giving governmental direction to the community. 1 D. CHAIN OF CO~ll1AND: Every employee of the City of Louisville 1S a memberof the team, regardless of his duties or his employment status. There 1S an established "chain of command" that all employees must adherE~ to in order to communicate throughout the City governmental organization. When the City Administrator wishes to make an announcement, the notification makes its way to the Department Heads, from them to division supervisors and to the operating employees in every department. Likewise, if an employee has a complaint or a suggestion, the communication must proceed up to the chain without skipping a single link. In this manner, the entire City organization can be coordinated toward the overall objective of service to the public. This procedure shall not preclude the right of any taxpayer employee to contact his elected representative concerning City business, other than E~rsonnel matters covered by this Code. 1 E. TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR. In the event the City .Z\dministrator is -outside -of the City, re'l')laced or unavailable or unable to .act, the persor~ ~esignated previously by the City Adminis- trator shall act in the City Administrator's place under this Code. In the even!:. n~ pe!:son hilS -bee!?:. designated by' the City Administrator, the ~ayor may designate ~.,hc~ shall ac!:, a~ chief administrative officer under this Code. --