Employee Policies and Procedures

Executive Orders

• 1-1 -- Administrative Procedures -- 04.12.2010
• 1-2 -- Directives for Improving Access to City Contracts by MWBE and Non-MWBE Contractors -- 07.01.1995
• 1-3 -- Establishment of Office of Business Opportunity Advisory Board -- 05.31.2012
• 1-4 -- Employee Health Benefits Advisory Committee -- Rescinded 12.18.14
• 1-5 -- Independent Police Oversight Board and Office of Policing Reform and Accountability -- Revised 11.09.2021
• 1-6 -- Veteran's Employment Preference -- 11.16.2010
• 1-7 -- City Contractors' Pay or Play Program -- Revised 01.26.2021
• 1-8 -- Healthy Houston Initiative -- 09.17.2012
• 1-9 -- City of Houston Enterprise Geographic Information System -- 05.01.2007
• 1-10 -- Releases of Housing and Community Development Liens -- 10.15.2010
• 1-11 -- Public Safety Advisory Committee -- 06.06.2011
• 1-12 -- Amended Controlled Substance and Alcohol Abuse -- 09.26.2014 (amended signed 04.14.2016)
• 1-13 -- Employee Payroll Deduction Policy -- 09.24.2010
• 1-14 -- Procurement and Payment Policies -- 03.26.2010 (rescinded within AP 4-11)
• 1-15 -- Houston Complete Streets and Transportation Plan -- 11.01.2013
• 1-16 -- Rating Proposed Minority and Women Business Enterprise Participation Levels -- 10.18.1995
• 1-17 -- Language Access-- Rescinded 05.16.2014
• 1-18 -- Policy on Use of Social Media -- (revised 10.16.2020)
  • Appendix A - Application for Approval of Social Media Site/Tool
• 1-19 -- Demolition of Privately Owned Buildings -- Rescinded 09.11.2013
• 1-21 -- Acceptance of Real Property as Tax Strike-Off -- 04.15.2014
• 1-22 -- Closure of Performance and Convention Venues During States of Emergency -- 12.22.2009
• 1-23 -- Space Planning and Facility Analysis -- Rescinded 07.11.2011
• 1-24 -- Statement of Goals of the Mayor to Retain Law Firms Who Desire to Increase, Retain and Promote Minority Lawyers -- 02.19.1993
• 1-25 -- Exercise of Mayor's Emergency Authority during a Local State of Disaster -- 02.03.2010
• 1-26 -- Implementation of Ordinance 92-1245 Campaign Finance Ordinance -- Rescinded 07.11.2011
• 1-27 -- Implementation and Administration of a Furlough Plan -- 12.03.2010
• 1-28 -- Executive Order Regarding Gifts -- 01.04.2011
• 1-29 -- Creation and Use of Non-Profit Corporations -- Rescinded 03.05.2014
• 1-31 -- Mayor's Drug Detection and Deterrence Procedures for Contractors -- 03.01.1995
• 1-32 -- CDL Drivers Alcohol & Controlled Substance Testing Procedures -- 04.07.1995
• 1-33 -- Work Ability Guidelines -- 12.16.2006
• 1-35 -- Hazardous Chemical/Material Regulations Affecting General Purpose Warehouse Having a City of Houston Building Code Occupation Group Designation of B or H -- 08.02.1995
  • Rescinded 07.11.2011 (memo)
• 1-37 -- Security on City Premises -- revised 12.28.2023
• 1-39 -- Establishment of Office of Inspector General for Investigation of Employee Misconduct -- 11.16.2017
• 1-42 -- Purchasing Card Policy and Procedures -- Rescinded 07.02.2015
• 1-43 -- Purchase Limitation Requiring City Council Approval -- Rescinded 07.11.2011
• 1-44 -- Information Technology (IT) Governance -- 12.20.2012
• 1-45 -- Procedure Regarding Air Emissions in City Departments -- 01.25.2000
• 1-46 -- Uniform Policy - Non-Classified Employees -- 07.01.2003
• 1-47 -- Naming of City Facilities -- 11.01.2003
• 1-48 -- Information Technology Security -- 07.09.2013
• 1-49 -- National Incident Management System -- 09.28.2005
• 1-50 -- Workplace Discrimination and Harassment -- updated 02.28.2019
• 1-51 -- Employment: Solicitation -- 09.24.2010
• 1-52 -- Procurement Governance Board -- 05.15.2014
• 1-53 -- Effective Financial and Performance Management -- 01.19.2016
• 1-54 -- Retirement Incentive Option for Municipal Employees -- 04.02.2021
• RIO Application (updated 06.07.2021)
• COH Benefits Non-Medicare Eligible Retiree Survivor Medical Dental Vision Form
• Retiree Basic Life Insurance Form
• COH Benefits Tobacco Usage Discount Form
• Health Benefits Subsidy Chart
• 1-55 -- Employee Service and Recognition Program -- 03.08.2018
• 1-56 -- Zero Tolerance for Human Trafficking in City Service Contracts and Purchasing -- 10.19.2017
• 1-59 -- Technology Related Purchases from Cooperatives -- 10.03.2018
  Request to Purchase from Cooperative/Interlocal (.docx)
• 1-60 -- Vision Zero Houston -- 08.13.2019
• 1-61 -- Exempt Employee Compensatory Time -- 03.12.2020
• 1-62 -- Age Friendly / Livable Community -- 08.27.2019
• 1-64 -- Living Wage Air Carrier -- Revised 02.15.2022
• 1-66 -- Resilient Houston -- 02.12.2020
• 1-67 -- Policing Reform: Use of Force -- 06.10.2020
• 1-68 -- Cite and Release Program -- 09.28.2020
• 1-70 -- City Inclusion and Opportunity Initiative for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Business Community -- 03.03.2021
• 1-71 -- Covid-19 Mitigation Safety Measures -- 09.08.2021
• 1-72 -- Municipal Setting Designations -- 06.05.2023