Enumerated Rights. Except as specifically limited by the express provisions of this Agreement, the City possesses the sole right and authority to operate and direct the employees of the City and its various departments in all aspects, including but not limited to, the right to determine its mission, policies and to set forth all standards of service offered to the public; to plan, direct, control and determine the operations or services to be conducted by employees of the City; to determine the methods, means and number of personnel needed to carry out the department’s mission; to direct the working forces; to establish the qualification for employment, to hire, assign or transfer employees within the department for other related functions; to promote, suspend, discipline or discharge, to lay off or relieve employees due to lack of work, funds or for other legitimate reasons; to make, publish, alter and enforce department rules and regulations; to introduce new or improved methods, equipment or facilities; to contract out for goods and services; to schedule and assign work; to establish work and productivity standards; to assign overtime; and to take any and all actions as may be necessary to carry out the mission of the City and its departments in situations of civil emergency as may be declared by the Mayor, the City Manager or Acting City Manager provided that no right enumerated in this Agreement shall be exercised or enforced in a manner contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.
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Enumerated Rights. Except as specifically limited by the express provisions of this Agreement, the City possesses the sole right and authority to operate and direct the employees of the City and its various departments in all aspects, including but not limited to, the right to determine its mission, policies and to set forth all standards of service offered to the public; to plan, direct, control and determine the operations or services to be conducted by employees of the City; to determine the methods, means and number of personnel needed to carry out the department’s mission; to direct the working forces; to establish the qualification for employment, to hire, assign or transfer employees within the department for other related functions; to promote, suspend, discipline or discharge, to lay off or relieve employees due to lack of work, funds or for other legitimate reasons; to make, publish, alter and enforce department rules and regulations; to introduce new or improved methods, equipment or facilities; to contract out for goods and services; to schedule and assign work; to establish work and productivity standards; to assign overtime; and to take any and all actions as may be necessary to carry out the mission of the City and its departments in situations of civil emergency as may be declared by the Mayor, the City Manager or Acting City Manager provided that no right enumerated in this Agreement shall be exercised or enforced in a manner contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.
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