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SECTION l: PURPOSE AND SCOPE <br />1.1 Purpose <br />The purpose of this policy is to establish a consistent and equitable system of personnel <br />administration for employees of the City of Lino Lakes. Terms and conditions of employment not <br />specifically established in this Personnel Policy shall remain solely within the discretion of the <br />City to modify, establish, or eliminate. The City retains the full and unrestricted right to operate <br />and manage all personnel, facilities, and equipment; to establish functions and programs; to set <br />and amend budgets; to determine the utilization of technology; to establish and modify the <br />organizational structure; to select, direct, and determine the number of personnel; to establish work <br />schedules; and to perform any inherent managerial functions not specifically referred to in this <br />policy. <br />1.2 Scope <br />This handbook contains policies and procedures for supervisors and employees and does not apply <br />to the following: <br />• Elected officials and members of boards and commissions, unless specifically stated <br />otherwise <br />• Paid on call fire personnel <br />• Consultants rendering professional services <br />If a section in this personnel policy is held invalid by judicial or legislative action, the remainder <br />of these policies will not be affected. <br />1.3 Applicability to Union Personnel <br />The provisions of these policies and procedures shall also apply to all organized personnel who <br />work under a collective bargaining agreement with the City. In the event of a conflict between the <br />terms of a collective bargaining agreement and this policy, the terms of the collective bargaining <br />agreement shall take precedence. <br />1.4 Statement of Non -Discrimination <br />It is City policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons. All employment policies <br />and practices shall be non-discriminatory in compliance with federal laws, state statutes, and local <br />ordinances. No individual shall, on the basis of race, color, creed, religious or political affiliation <br />or belief, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status with regard <br />to public assistance, be excluded from employment or be subjected to discrimination regarding <br />any and all terms and conditions of City employment. <br />5 <br />