HB97 Summary

• Repeals prior civil service acts and establishes a new civil service system for the City of Pelham with a three-member Personnel Board, Human Resources Director, and comprehensive employment regulations.

• Creates two service categories: regular classified service (full-time positions covered by the system) and exempt service (part-time employees, elected officials, city manager, judges, attorneys, and temporary positions).

• Establishes classification and compensation plans for positions based on job duties, qualifications, pay grades, and pay steps, with procedures for hiring, promotions, demotions, transfers, and salary advancement based on performance.

• Provides disciplinary procedures including suspension, demotion, and termination with specific grounds for discipline and appeal rights to the Personnel Board, with further appeal to Circuit Court of Shelby County.

• Effective October 1, 2024; preserves existing employee status, accrued leave balances, and prior compensation plans pending replacement or amendment.