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DRAFT The Human Resources Director and/or designee are delegated the responsibility for developing, administering, and interpreting these personnel policies and procedures as they apply to all departments and employees, subject to the advice of the City Attorney and review and approval by the City Manager. The Human Resources Director and/or his designee will advise management in all areas of personnel administration, including employee management relations, training and career development and employee health, safety and morale. Department heads and subordinate management personnel are responsible for enforcing the provisions of these policies and for cooperating with the Human Resources office on all related matters pertinent to their organizational units. Department Heads are responsible for authorizing all personnel actions initiated within their departments. These actions include, but are not limited to: employee selection, pay adjustments, merit raises, promotions, demotions, transfers, and separations. Department Heads have overall responsibility for the administration of discipline within their departments. Such discipline includes, but is not limited to: employee counseling, verbal warnings, written reprimands, suspensions and/or dismissal. This in no way diminishes the authority or responsibility of individual supervisors to maintain order and discipline or to take disciplinary action against employees under their supervision, nor does it limit the City Manager from ultimate oversight of the individual departments. Department heads may establish rules and policies which apply to their department as long as they are not in conflict with established City rules and policies. For issues covered under Texas Civil Service laws and City policies, the Civil Service laws will take precedence. In such situations, Civil Service employees cannot avail themselves of rights or remedies under these personnel policies and procedures. 8 Rev. 10/27/04