RULE VII - GENERAL PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
SECTION I--MAINTENANCE
OF ROSTERS, ADDRESSES AND RECORDS
7.1.1. Roster.
The department of
citywide administrative services shall maintain an official roster of the classified
service, setting forth in detail the employment listing of each employee and
each change of status from the time the employee enters service until separation
therefrom.
7.1.2. Address.
(a) Each officer
or employee in the classified service shall, upon appointment or promotion,
notify the agency head of his or her address. Such officer or employee shall
likewise inform the agency head of any change of address during the period of
employment.
(b) A candidate for
examination or an eligible on a list shall promptly notify the department of
citywide administrative services and the examining or certifying agency, as
the case may be, of any change of address which occurs between the time of filing
the application and the expiration of the eligible list upon which such person's
name appears.
(c) Any communication
or service to the last address thus furnished shall be deemed a valid and sufficient
communication of service upon such person.
7.1.3.
Records.
Personnel records
created and maintained by each agency shall include such records as prescribed
by the commissioner of citywide administrative services to be maintained by
the agency or submitted to the department of citywide administrative services.
SECTION II--CERTIFICATION
OF PAYROLLS
7.2.1. Certification.
Payrolls shall not
be certified except upon declaration by the agency submitting them to the commissioner
of citywide administrative services that the persons named therein are employed
in their respective positions in accordance with law and the rules and regulations
adopted pursuant thereto. The payroll of any person whose employment is in contravention
of the foregoing provision shall not be certified by the commissioner of citywide
administrative services.
7.2.2. Notification.
Notification prior
to each action or decision of an agency pursuant to chapter 35 of the New York
City charter which changes the status of an individual employee, a position
or a class of positions shall be provided by the agency to the commissioner
of citywide administrative services.
7.2.3. Additional
Employment.
Except as otherwise
provided by law, no person receiving remuneration from employment in a position
in the classified service shall be eligible to receive remuneration for employment
in any additional position or positions in the civil service of the city or
in the civil service of any other governmental agency or jurisdiction unless
the agency head or heads concerned shall certify that such additional employment
or employments are not in violation of any law, rule or regulation and that
such additional employment or employments are not incompatible with the position
held by such person.
SECTION III--POSITION
CLASSIFICATION AND ALLOCATION
7.3.1. Position
Classification.
(a) The commissioner
of citywide administrative services shall, in accordance with the law and rules,
duly classify and reclassify positions in the city service and shall prescribe
regulations and procedures therefor.
(b) Agencies shall
participate, in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, with the department
of citywide administrative services in job analyses for classification of positions
and shall assist in setting the minimum requirements therefor.
7.3.2.
Position Allocation: Existing Titles.
(a) Any new or existing
positions which are allocated by an agency to a title of an existing class of
positions shall be appropriate to the duties and responsibilities of such title
and conform to the class specifications therefor.
(b) Agency allocations
of such positions shall be made in accordance with these rules and with the
standards set forth in the regulations or otherwise prescribed by the commissioner
of citywide administrative services.
7.3.3. Position
Allocation: New Class of Positions.
(a) If a new position
is to be allocated by an agency to a new class of positions, the agency head
shall request of the commissioner of citywide administrative services, and the
commissioner of citywide administrative services shall furnish to the agency
head and the commissioner of finance, a certificate stating:
(1) the appropriate
civil service title for the proposed position;
(2) the range of
salary of comparable civil service positions;
(3) a statement of
required class specifications and line of promotion, if any, into which such
new position shall be placed.
(b) Any such new
position shall be created only with the title approved by the commissioner of
citywide administrative services and in accordance with the rules.
SECTION IV--MANAGEMENT
SERVICE (RESERVED)
SECTION V--PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION FOR SUB-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES
7.5.1. Agency
Performance Evaluation Programs.
Each agency shall
establish and administer a performance evaluation program for sub-managerial
employees in accordance with these rules or as prescribed by the commissioner
of citywide administrative services in the regulations or procedures. Such programs
shall be subject to approval by the commissioner of citywide administrative
services.
7.5.2. Definition.
The performance evaluations
of all sub-managerial employees, other than members of the uniformed forces
of the police, fire, transit police, housing police, correction services and
operating staff of the independent authorities, shall be based upon evidence
of the work actually performed by such employees as compared with pre-established
performance standards.
7.5.3. Use.
Performance evaluations
of sub-managerial employees shall be used by agencies during the probationary
period and for promotions, assignments, incentives and training.
7.5.4. General
Administration.
(a) Each agency shall
establish and maintain an employee service board to oversee the operation and
effectiveness of the agency's sub-managerial performance evaluation program.
(b) Rating criteria
in the form of performance standards shall be developed through a process of
job analysis that will include consultation with employees to be evaluated.
(c) Sub-managerial
employees shall be rated by supervisors who directly observe and/or review their
work. All such evaluations shall be reviewed by a superior who is at least one
level above that of the evaluator.
(d) Final evaluations
shall be issued by the agency's employee service board subject to review by
the agency head.
(e) Sub-managerial
employees shall receive at least one performance evaluation a year and shall
be informed in writing at the beginning of the evaluation period of the performance
standards that are to be used as the basis for evaluation. All such employees
shall be shown their evaluation reports.
7.5.5. Appeals.
(a) Each agency shall
establish and maintain an appeals board which shall determine appeals by permanent
sub-managerial employees of their performance evaluations.
(b) The determination
of the appeals board may be appealed by such permanent employee to the head
of the agency.
(c) Procedures for
such appeals shall be contained in the sub-managerial performance evaluation
program submitted by the agency to the commissioner of citywide administrative
services.
7.5.6. Sub-Managerial
Performance Evaluations for Probationary Employees.
(a) Interim evaluations
shall be made for sub-managerial probationary employees at least every three
months and a final report shall be made at the end of the probationary period.
Each interim evaluation shall contain a recommendation that the probationary
employee either be retained for an additional three-month period or terminated
from the position.
(b) Such probationary
employee shall not have the right to appeal a performance evaluation but any
unsatisfactory interim reports and all final probationary reports shall be reviewed
by the agency's employee service board.
7.5.7. Notices.
Each agency shall
publicize in a timely fashion any salary increases, other monetary rewards or
assignments which result from sub-managerial performance evaluations. The names
of employees who receive overall ratings above satisfactory shall also be made
public.
SECTION VI--PERSONNEL
PROGRAMS FOR EMPLOYEE INCENTIVES AND RECOGNITION, TRAINING AND SAFETY
7.6.1. Employee
Incentives and Recognition.
(a) The commissioner
of citywide administrative services shall administer citywide employee incentive
and recognition programs.
(b) Agency plans
and programs for agency employee incentive and recognition shall be prepared
and submitted to the commissioner of citywide administrative services for approval
in accordance with the regulations or as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner
of citywide administrative services.
7.6.2. Employee
Training and Development.
Employee training
and development programs shall be conducted on a citywide basis by the department
of citywide administrative services and on an individual agency basis by agencies.
7.6.3. Employee
Safety.
Employee safety programs
shall be administered on a citywide basis by the department of citywide administrative
services and on an individual agency basis by agencies.
7.6.4. General
Provisions.
(a) Standards for
the personnel programs described in this section shall be as prescribed by the
commissioner of citywide administrative services.
(b) Personnel programs
which are of a citywide nature or which are such that administration by separate
agencies would be impracticable and uneconomical shall be administered by the
commissioner of citywide administrative services.
SECTION VII--EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
7.7.1. Equal
Employment Opportunity.
Equal employment
opportunity programs administered by the department of citywide administrative
services and by agencies shall ensure and promote equal opportunity in employment.
RULE
I - DEFINITIONS
RULE II - APPLICABILITY AND ADMINISTRATION
RULE III - JURISDICTIONAL CLASSIFICATION
RULE IV - EXAMINATION PROCEDURES, VETERANS
PREFERENCE, ELIGIBLE LIST AND CERTIFICATIONS
RULE V - APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS
RULE VI - PERSONNEL CHANGES
RULE VII - GENERAL PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
RULE VIII - APPEALS
RULE IX - AUDITS AND INVESTIGATION
RULE X - CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS NOT
INCLUDED IN THE CAREER AND SALARY PLAN OR IN THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY
CLASSIFICATION PLAN
RULE XI - CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION
OF CAREER AND SALARY PLAN POSITIONS
RULE XII - CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS IN
THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY CLASSIFIED PURSUANT TO AND SUBJECT TO RULE
XI PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1958.