Sec. 16-46. Employer-employee relations.
(a) The Town is committed to a mutually rewarding and direct relationship with its employees. Thus, the Town attempts to be receptive to constructive suggestions, criticisms, and questions. Regularly scheduled departmental meetings to keep employees informed about items of interest and discuss issues of concern to employees. The Town, as part of its commitment to delivering the highest level of services to our residents and guests, expects all employees:
(1) To treat all residents, guests, and suppliers as customers of all Town services.
(2) To represent the Town in a positive and ethical manner on and off of work.
(3) To perform assigned tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
(4) To attend work as required and to be punctual.
(5) To demonstrate a considerate, friendly, and constructive attitude toward fellow employees, supervisors, and elected officials.
(6) To follow the Town and departmental policies and practices.
(b) The Town retains the sole discretion to exercise all managerial functions, including the following rights:
(1) To dismiss, assign, supervise, and discipline employees.
(2) To determine and change employee work schedules to meet the needs of our residents and guests of the Town of St. John.
(3) To assign employees to other jobs within departments or into other departments.
(4) To determine and adjust the employee number and specific qualifications of the workforce.
(5) To assign duties to employees in accordance with the Town's needs and requirements and to carry out all ordinary administrative and management functions.
(6) To establish, change, and abolish policies, practices, roles, and regulations as the Town works to meet the needs of its residents.