6.7.1.060 Reaffirmation of the Personnel Policy Manual as Pueblo Law

(a) Pursuant to the Agreement, THE GOVERNMENT – Section 5, the Council is vested with the authority to enact laws for the Pueblo, and the Council has previously reaffirmed the enactment of the Personnel Policy Manual as the law of the Pueblo when it passed Resolution No. SI-R12-015.

(b) The Council again reaffirms its enactment of the Personnel Policy Manual as the law of the Pueblo, and clarifies that the Council, not the Governor, is vested with the authority to modify the Personnel Policy Manual.

(c) The Governor is prohibited from modifying or amending the Personnel Policy Manual by memo, Executive Order, or otherwise.

(d) The unilateral changes to Section 411 of the Personnel Policy Manual allegedly made by the Governor pursuant to his memo dated July 7, 2016, and the new "Personnel Policy Manual 2017 Edition" allegedly approved by the Governor by Executive Order, are hereby repealed, the Governor's decision to rescind the "2017 Edition" of the Personnel Policy Manual is hereby acknowledged, and the original Personnel Policy Manual including the original Section 411 as approved and reaffirmed by the Council shall remain in full force and effect.

(e) The Council invites the Governor to offer and propose suggested amendments to the Personnel Policy Manual at any time for consideration by the Council.