3.75.050 Employee groups.
A. The maximum number of labor organizations to be designated for employee representation shall be limited to a total of five. Employee groups can include only regular, nonprobationary employees. They shall include:
1. Fire fighters, all sworn personnel below the rank of battalion chief.
2. Police officers, all sworn personnel below the rank of sergeant.
3. All clerical, administrative, and technical nonsupervisory, nonconfidential employees.
4. All labor and trades nonsupervisory, nonconfidential employees (including lead persons).
5. Police sergeants.
B. The following personnel are ineligible for representation under the meet and confer process:
1. All sworn fire personnel above the rank of captain;
2. All sworn police personnel above the rank of sergeant;
3. All other city employees who are supervisory (except lead persons), management, professional, or confidential employees.
C. The human resources director shall submit a list to the city manager of those employees who are supervisory, management, professional, and confidential. A final determination shall be made by the city manager. [Ord. 18-09 § 1; Res. 18-24; Code 2004 § 3-275.]