General Policies
This is the person who operates as the Chief Executive of the City.
Who is the Mayor?
These elected officials do not have access to employees personnel files.
Who are Council Members?
This is the number of holidays recognized as legal holidays for the City of Pocatello employees.
What is eleven?
This is the minimum pay increase for employees who are competitively promoted to a new position.
What is 5%?
These files, images, videos, messages, and other information utilizing City IT are disclosable to the public.
What are public records?
The term length of a City Council Member.
What is four years?
This federal act makes it unlawful to discriminate against a person with a covered disability.
What is the ADA, or Americans with Disabilities Act?
This is the set number of holiday hours designated for a full time employee per holiday.
What is 8?
This step is where employees who demote into a position at a lower pay grade are placed.
What is Step 3?
This insurance is considered primary if an employee drives a personal vehicle at work.
What is the Employee's Insurance?
(pursuant to Idaho Code)
This statment "Pocatello is a vibrant community promoting a high quality of life through innovation, growth, respect, inclusiveness and pride in who we are." was adopted in September 2019.
What is the City Mission Statement?
These two positions for the City handle external and internal ADA issues.
Who are the Transit and HR Directors?
This is the number of vacation hours that can roll from calendar year to calendar year and is also the max amount of hours that is paid out when an employee leaves City employment.
What is 400 hours?
This is the maximum number of hours that an hourly employee can accrue for comp time.
What is 120 hours?
If medical treatment for an on-the-job injury or illness is necessary, the employee must receive initial treatment from this provider designated by the City.
What is Physician's Immediate Care?
This policy addresses that no person may be hired if they are a relative of a member of the City Council or Mayor.
What is conflict of interest?
However, an existing employee may retain their position when a relative is elected to a city office. The existing employee is also eligible for promotions, step movements, and reclassifications.
This policy addresses paid work performed for another entity while employed with the City and is not permitted when it occurs during the City employee’s scheduled or assigned working hours.
What is outside employment or moonlighting?
This is the amount of bereavement hours an employee is eligible for in the event of an aunt or uncle's death?
What is 24 hours?
This is the amount of time a position must be vacant for an employee who has temporarily taken on the majority duties of the higher grade position when a vacancy exists to receive the vacant positions pay.
What is 30 calendar days?
This employee is considered the expert on media relations and social media for the City and should be contacted for help with news releases and social media content.
Who is the Public Information Officer (PIO)?
These materials are prohibited from being displayed in or on any City facility, in or on any City vehicle, and in or on any City equipment. It is also prohibited to use City equipment such as computers, copiers, telephones, and FAX machines to generate them.
What are campaign or political?
These designated employees must be able to respond to their usual daily work site and must be able to be at the job site in thirty (30) minutes or less.
Who are immediate response personnel?
This program is a confidential and voluntary; can help with legal, financial, family, personal, marital, alcohol and drug, mental health, and other problems.
What is EAP?
Name 2 of the 3 people who can initiate a position reevaluation.
Who are the Department Head, HR Director, or Mayor?
This groups of employees may be tested for illegal use of drugs and/or use of alcohol when there is a reasonable suspicion the employee is working under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol.
Who is ALL/ANY employee?