The personnel director shall be elected or appointed by the personnel board and he or she shall serve at the pleasure of the board. He or she shall be over 21 years of age, be of recognized good character and administrative ability, and be or become within 30 days of appointment, a bonafide resident of Dothan. The salary of the personnel director shall be fixed by the personnel board. The director shall have power and authority and it shall be his or her duty to do all of the following:
(1) Direct and supervise the administrative and technical activities of the department.
(2) Appoint from the employment register, with the approval of the board, such employees and special assistants as may be necessary to effectively organize the department and the system herein created.
(3) Attend all meetings of the board and provide for recording its official acts.
(4) Prepare and recommend rules and regulations for the administration of this part.
(5) Recommend and on its adoption establish, administer, and execute a plan for a classified service in the City of Dothan.
(6) Submit to the board a compensation plan for all positions in the classified service.
(7) Conduct tests, formulate employment registers, and certify names of persons qualified for appointment under the classified service.
(8) Devise and administer an employment service rating.
(9) Examine all payrolls or other compensation for personnel service, within the classified service, and to disapprove from time to time, any compensation which is not in line with the compensation plan adopted by the board.
(10) Establish and maintain a roster of all of the officers and employees in the classified service.
(11) Make reasonable investigations pertaining to personnel, salary scales, and employment conditions in the classified service as may be requested by the board, the citizens supervisory committee, or by the governing body of the city.
(12) Make investigations concerning the administration and effect of this part, the rules and regulations made thereunder, and to report his or her findings and recommendations to the board.
(13) Make at least one comprehensive annual report to the board, which shall include the efficiency rating of each person employed under the classified service
(14) Perform any other act or acts required of him or her under this part, by the personnel board or by the citizens supervisory committee, which may be necessary or proper to carry into effect the purposes and objectives of this part.
Last modified: May 3, 2021