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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 21-06-03
of the
City Manager
City of Eugene, Oregon
CITY MANAGER'S DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO CITY POLICE
AUDITOR REGARDING AUDITOR'S STAFF
The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. At an election on November 8, 2005, the electors of the City of Eugene approved
an amendment to the Eugene Charter of 2002 that authorizes the City Council to hire, supervise
and specify the salary of an independent police auditor.
B. The Charter amendment provides an exception to sections 16 (2)(c) and (h) of the
Charter, which grant the City Manager the power to appoint and remove all employees of the
City and to organize the various City departments. The amendment to the Charter describes
certain authority that the City Council may grant to the police auditor, but that authority does not
include hiring, supervision or other employment-related decisions regarding the auditor's support
staff.
C. The nature of the police auditor's responsibilities requires that the auditor have
the ability to function independently from other City staff. Under the Charter, however, the City
Manager is responsible for personnel decisions for city employees, including the appointment,
supervision and discharge of city employees. To balance the need for the auditor to carry out the
operations of his/her office autonomously while recognizing the responsibilities of the City
Manager for employment decisions, day-to-day supervision of staff in the auditor's office should
be delegated to the auditor, and the auditor should have a significant role in the hiring,
supervision, discipline and discharge of such staff.
Now, therefore, based upon the above findings, the City Manager of the City of
Eugene orders that:
1. Personnel matters related to the Police Auditor's staff shall be managed as follows:
a. The City Manager has the ultimate authority to hire and fire City
employees. The City Manager by this policy is delegating the authority to the Police
Auditor to recommend to the City Manager or designee, personnel decisions related to
the hiring, evaluation, discipline and discharge or transfer of staff in the Auditor's office.
The Auditor will make recommendations consistent with the general policies and
guidelines of the City. The City Manager will accept the Auditor's recommendation on
these matters unless the recommendation violates federal, state or local law , is contrary to
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CMO Auditor Admin Order (CMO Auditor Admin Order (00140426-2).DOC)
City policy, violates a collective bargaining agreement, or is contrary to accepted labor
and employment practices.
b. Day-to-day operational supervIsIon of the staff in the Police
Auditor's office, including scheduling and assigning work, monitoring and
directing activities and providing coaching and training is hereby delegated to the
Police Auditor, with the understanding that the Police Auditor will do so
consistent with applicable City policies and/or labor agreements.
c. This policy will not be amended without first giving at least 60
days written notice to the Council and the Police Auditor and publishing notice of
the proposed amendment in a newspaper of general circulation at least 30 days
prior to the amendment within the City.
2. A copy of this Order shall be provided to the Mayor and City Councilors and
appended to the City's Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual
Dated and effective this ztfty of ~ ,2006.
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City Manager
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CMO Auditor Admin Order (CMO Auditor Admin Order (00140426-2).DOC)