Pembroke Park adopts updated personnel manual; future revisions allowed by resolution

The commission voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-009, which amends the town code to incorporate the updated Pembroke Park Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual by reference and permits future manual changes by commission resolution.

Town Attorney Trevor Horwitz explained the procedural change: the manual itself remains incorporated by reference in the code but future updates may be made by resolution rather than by ordinance, reducing the need for two ordinance readings for future administrative changes. Horwitz noted a workshop discussion about a maternity-leave provision; staff indicated the HR director will incorporate the agreed language between first and second reading.

The ordinance passed by roll call with all members voting Yes.

Why it matters: The amendment streamlines the process for updating personnel policies while preserving codification in the town code; the commission directed staff to add a maternity-leave clarification before final adoption.