APPENDIX E – MUNICIPAL POLICIES

NOTE: The charter ordinances included in this appendix are for informational purposes only. Each of them contains the substance as passed by the city governing body, but enacting clauses, publication clauses and signatures have been omitted. Complete copies of each ordinance as passed are on file in the office of the city clerk. Copies of charter ordinances also are on file with the secretary of state. Date of passage is shown in parentheses at the end of the text.

 


Introduction. 1

1. Policy Code Development Process. 2

BACKGROUND.. 2

PURPOSE.. 2

POLICY   2

PROCEDURE.. 2

2. Economic Development Tax Exemption Policy Statement 4

3. Cross Connection Control Policy. 12

BACKGROUND.. 12

PURPOSE.. 12

POLICY   12

INFORMATIVE DATA.. 13

4. Abatement of Penalty on Utility Bill 17

BACKGROUND.. 17

PURPOSE.. 17

POLICY   17

5. Street Lighting That Benefits Private Property  18

BACKGROUND.. 18

PURPOSE.. 18

POLICY   18

6. Extension of Utilities. 19

7. Major Snowstorm Clearance Procedures. 20

PURPOSE.. 20

POLICY   20

8. Annexation. 21

BACKGROUND.. 21

POLICIES. 21

PROCEDURES. 21

9. Vacation Policy. 24

10. Domestic Violence. 25

POLICY   25

PROCEDURES. 25

K.S.A. 22-2401---ARREST BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER   25

DISPATCHER PROCEDURES. 26

RESPONDING OFFICER’S PROCEDURES. 27

COURT ORDERS. 28

BOOKING PROCEDURE.. 29

INFORMATION FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE   29

ADULT ABUSE INFORMATION.. 31

11. Severe Weather Procedures 32

PURPOSE.. 32

12. Hillsboro Police Department Firearms Policy  33

PURPOSE.. 33

DEFINITION AND AUTHORITY.. 33

DISCLAIMER.. 33

FIREARMS RESTRICTIONS AND AUTHORIZED FIREARMS USE   33

PROHIBITED DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS. 33

DEPARTMENTAL REGULATIONS. 33

FIREARMS STANDARDS. 33

DEVIATION.. 34

13. Uniform Policy. 35

PURPOSE.. 35

POLICY – POLICE DEPARTMENT.. 35

POLICY – STREET, ELECTRIC, WATER, SEWER AND REFUSE DEPARTMENTS  35

14. Commercial Drivers Licenses. 36

PURPOSE.. 36

POLICY   36

15. Reserve a Dump Truck. 37

PURPOSE.. 37

POLICY PROCEDURES. 37

RULES  37

16. Call Back Time for Police Officers. 39

POLICY   39

COMPENSATION.. 39

DISCIPLINARY ACTION.. 39

17. Hillsboro Municipal Pool Policy. 40

PURPOSE.. 40

GENERAL POOL RULES. 40

18. Issuance of Industrial Revenue Bonds. 43

PURPOSE.. 43

SECTION 1. 43

19. Health Insurance Coverage. 54

PURPOSE.. 54

POLICY   54

20. Public Overnight Campground Facility. 55

PURPOSE.. 55

POLICY   55

21. Self-service Vehicles. 56

PURPOSE.. 56

POLICY   56

22. Rules & Regulations – City Owned Buildings  57

PURPOSE.. 57

POLICY   57

23. Blood-Borne Pathogens: As Mandated by OSHA   59

PURPOSE.. 59

POLICY   59

24. Minimums Standards for Pavement Design. 65

PURPOSE.. 65

BACKGROUND.. 65

POLICY – URBAN STREETS. 65

POLICY – SUBURBAN STREETS. 66

25. Additional Requirements for Submitting Plats to the City of Hillsboro  68

BACKGROUND.. 68

PURPOSE.. 68

POLICY   68

26. Prohibiting use of City facilities after working hours by the public or City employees for personal use  69

PURPOSE.. 69

POLICY   69

27. Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Disability  70

PURPOSE.. 70

POLICY   70

28. Payment of Consultation Services. 71

PURPOSE.. 71

POLICY   71

29. Accident Investigation. 72

OBJECTIVE.. 72

RESPONSIBILITIES. 72

PROCEDURES. 72

30. Meeting Attendance and Travel Expenses. 76

PURPOSE.. 76

POLICY   76

31. Filing Claim Against the City for Damages/Injury  77

PURPOSE.. 77

POLICY   77

32. Wrecked/Stored Vehicle Impound Fee. 80

PURPOSE.. 80

POLICY   80

33. Charges for Mowing Private Property. 81

PURPOSE.. 81

BACKGROUND.. 81

POLICY   81

34. Procedures Regarding Returned Checks. 82

PURPOSE.. 82

35. City Personnel Required to Perform On-Call/Stand-by as Part of their Duty Requirements 83

PURPOSE.. 83

36. Giving References on Former or Current Employees of the City of Hillsboro  84

PURPOSE.. 84

POLICY   84

37. Fuel Purchases. 85

PURPOSE.. 85

POLICY   85

38. Drug-Free Workplace. 86

PURPOSE.. 86

POLICY   86

39. Sidewalk Replacement Policy. 88

PURPOSE.. 88

POLICY   88

40. Internet & Software Policy. 90

PURPOSE.. 90

POLICY   90

41. Invitations for Christmas Party/Purchase of Christmas Gifts  91

PURPOSE.. 91

POLICY   91

42. Christmas Light Rebate. 92

POLICY   92

43. Level Payment Plan. 93

PURPOSE.. 93

POLICY   93

44. Longevity Pay. 95

PURPOSE.. 95

POLICY   95

45. Wiring for electric power, street lights, telephone service and cable television  96

PURPOSE.. 96

POLICY   96

46. Residential Water Services. 97

PURPOSE.. 97

POLICY   97

47. Renting City Owned Equipment to Private Individuals  98

PURPOSE.. 98

POLICY   98

48. Time Frame for Keeping Audio & Video Tapes 99

POLICY   99

49. Purchasing Policy. 100

PURPOSE.. 100

POLICY   100

50. Messages on Community Marquee. 101

PURPOSE.. 101

POLICY   101

51. Safety Committee Bylaws 102

PURPOSE.. 102

POLICY   102

52. Loss Control Policy. 103

PURPOSE.. 103

POLICY   103

53. Hazard Communication Program.. 104

PURPOSE.. 104

POLICY   104

54. HFD Standard Operating Procedures. 108

PURPOSE.. 108

POLICY   108

55. Self-Inspection Program.. 114

PURPOSE.. 114

POLICY   114

56. Personal Protective Equipment 115

PURPOSE.. 115

POLICY   115

57. Loss Control Policy. 116

GOVERNING BODY STATEMENT.. 116

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT ADOPTION STATEMENT   116

58. Return of Utility Deposits. 118

PURPOSE.. 118

POLICY   118

59. Driveway Approaches. 119

PURPOSE.. 119

POLICY   119

60. Lockout/Tagout 120

PURPOSE.. 120

APPLICATION OF CONTROL MEASURES. 121

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PERSONNEL COVERED BY THE ELECTRICAL LOCKOUT/TAGOUT STANDARD   122

61. Trenching & Excavation. 125

(Call 1-800-DIG-SAFE before doing any digging) 125

SOIL TYPE IDENTIFICATION.. 125

WE HAVE A CHOICE.. 126

SLOPING   126

SHORING.. 127

INSTALLING THE PROTECTION.. 127

SUPERIMPOSED LOADS. 127

AFTER THE WORK IS COMPLETED.. 128

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS. 128

INSPECTIONS. 128

QUICK EXITS. 129

62. Confined Space Procedure. 130

PURPOSE.. 130

SCOPE   130

OTHER DEFINITIONS. 131

IDENTIFICATION OF CONFINED SPACES. 131

ENTRY PROCEDURES. 131

CONTRACTORS. 132

Attachment 1. 133

Attachment 2. 133

Attachment 3. 134

Attachment 4. 135

Attachment 5. 136

CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PERMIT.. 137

Procedures for Atmospheric Testing in Confined Spaces1  139

63. Respiratory Protection. 140

INTRODUCTION.. 140

POLICY   140

SCOPE   140

PREREQUISITES. 140

RESPONSIBILITIES. 141

PROCEDURES. 141

APPENDIX B.. 145

APPENDIX D.. 146

APPENDIX F. 147

64. Delinquent Bills/State Set-off Program.. 150

PURPOSE.. 150

POLICY   150

65. Holiday Hours Paid. 151

PURPOSE.. 151

POLICY   151

66. Placing of Special Assessments on Undeveloped Land  152

PURPOSE.. 152

BACKGROUND.. 152

POLICY   152

67. Purchasing Policy. 153

OBJECTIVE.. 153

POLICY   153

68. Accountability for Safety. 154

PURPOSE.. 154

SCOPE   154

RESPONSIBILITIES. 154

DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES. 157

MONITORING RESULTS. 157

SAFETY REMINDER NOTICE.. 158

69. Return to Work. 159

70. Aquatic Center Admission Policy. 160

OBJECTIVE.. 160

POLICY   160

71. Aquatic Center Events and Programming Policy  161

OBJECTIVE.. 161

POLICY   161

72. Donations. 162

PURPOSE.. 162

POLICY   162

74. Residency. 163

POLICY   163

75. Payment by city of insurance claims denied by city insurer  164

PURPOSE.. 164

BACKGROUND.. 164

POLICY   164

76. Bill Stuffers Included in City Utility Bills. 165

PURPOSE.. 165

POLICY   165

77. Procedures for the write-off of accounts receivable  166

PURPOSE.. 166

POLICY   166

78. Formalized Stretching Program for Fire & Police Departments  167

PURPOSE.. 167

POLICY   167

INTRODUCTION TO STRETCHING.. 167

79. Procedures replacing utility service connections when the connection does not meet property owner requirements. 178

PURPOSE.. 178

POLICY   178

80. Substance Abuse Policy. 179

INTRODUCTION.. 179

PURPOSE.. 179

SCOPE   179

SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY DISSEMINATION.. 179

DEFINITIONS. 179

DRUG/ALCOHOL USE PROHIBITIONS. 180

TESTING   181

DISCIPLINARY ACTION.. 184

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM... 185

INVESTIGATION.. 186

ARREST OR CONVICTION FOR ALCOHOL/DRUG RELATED CRIME   186

CONFIDENTIALITY.. 186

DRUG-FREE AWARENESS PROGRAM... 186

APPLICANT DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING  CONSENT AGREEMENT   187

PRE-EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION FORM... 188

LAST CHANCE AGREEMENT.. 189

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY EMPLOYEE.. 190

81. Cell Phone Use. 191

PURPOSE.. 191

POLICY   191

82. Procurement Policy. 192

I.          PURCHASING AGENT DESIGNATED.. 192

II.         DUTIES GENERALLY.. 192

III.        REQUISITIONS AND ESTIMATES. 192

IV.        CONFLICT OF INTEREST.. 193

V.         CONFLICT OF INTEREST - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES NOT TO DEAL WITH CERTAIN ENTITIES  193

VI.        CONFLICT OF INTEREST – PENALITIES. 193

VII.       GIFTS AND REBATES. 193

VII.       METHODS OF PROCUREMENT.. 193

IX.        SPECIFIC BIDDING PROCEDURES. 195

X.         COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT.. 197

XI.        AMENDED POLICY.. 197

83. Civil Rights/Fair Housing Policy. 198

86. School Farm Application Review Guidelines. 199

PURPOSE.. 199

POLICY   199

87. Hazard Communication Standard/Global Harmonized System   201

PURPOSE.. 201

HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM... 201

HAZARD COMMUNICATION INFORMATION & TRAINING   205

TRAINING & INFORMATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT   207

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (HMIS) GUIDE   207

88. Procedures for doing utility shut-offs with customers who have a medical need for electricity and are delinquent on their utility bill. 208

PURPOSE.. 208

POLICY   208

89. Procedures for dealing with employees who travel out of state during COVID-19 restrictions  209

PURPOSE.. 209

POLICY   209

90. Fleet and Vehicle Policy. 210

91. Use of Social Media. 213

92. Record Retention. 215

Record Retention Schedule - Cash Management 215

Record Retention Schedule - Central Accounting. 216

Record Retention Schedule - City Clerk. 219

Record Retention Schedule - Human Resources. 228

Record Retention Schedule – Municipal Court 229

93. Electrical Service Disconnection Policy. 231

SERVICE TERMINATION LETTER.. 232

94. Development of Housing Units. 233

95. Public Comments. 234

CONSENT AGENDAS. 235

ITEMS CONSIDERATION PROCESS. 236

96. Use of Third-Party Collections Agencies. 237

97. Electric Vehicle Chargers for Commercial Auto Sales  238

98. Infinity Fitness Facility Memberships for Employees  239

99. Hillsboro Municipal Golf Course Memberships  240

100. Rules & Regulations for Rental of City-Owned Buildings  241

POLICY   241

RENTAL RATES AND RULES. 241

101. Dumpster Policy. 243

RULES AND REGULATIONS. 243

RENTAL RATES. 243

102. Installation of Lightning Arresters. 244

Installation Locations: 244

Implementation Guidelines: 244

Review and Revision: 244

Compliance: 244

103. Vegetation Management Policy. 245

Objectives: 245

Practices: 245

Training and Education: 245

Compliance and Auditing: 246

Policy Review: 246

Policy Enforcement: 246

104. Wildlife Preservation Policy. 247

Legal Compliance: 247

Environmental Impact Assessments: 247

Avian Protection: 247

Nesting and Breeding Season Protocols: 247

Employee Training and Awareness: 247

Reporting and Incident Response: 247

Continuous Improvement: 248

105. Distribution Circuit Inspection Programs. 249

Implementation: 249

Review and Revision: 249

Compliance: 249

106. Guidelines for Performing Thermographic Circuit Inspections  250

Implementation: 250

Review and Revision: 250

Compliance: 250

107. Quinquennial Distribution Assessment Report 251

108. City Vehicle Use Policy. 252

Scope  252

Eligibility  252

Vehicle Use Guidelines. 252

Safe Driving and Conduct 252

Maintenance and Care. 253

Fueling Procedures. 253

Vehicle Security. 253

Personal Vehicle Use. 253

Disciplinary Action. 254

109. Food Trailer Rental Policy. 255

Purpose: 255