The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
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Tor e7sa nefszrtrysea NJ As desire - Sssu.D1S
themselves 10 such exarE3nations agd II
shall De the duty - si1e commission 70 So
mt 70 the aEsEasnsErS power Ire names =
r0t more than three applicants. having ne
highest rating. fer each promotion ne
Tuefso4 % examining an1 tae rules COY sfFs-
Ing the same ard the method of ceTtit5 sIis
shall BE the same, as near as may D. =
provided for applicants for original Ap-
poinfrnemt
sec. +. Appointments 70 CLASSIFIED Ser
VICE The heed q the department Or ottice
IN watch the office clAssi FED uEGer tbs aeL
r. - - filled shall nofify fha conaFl1sston
OF any vacancy, and the COMMISSION sfa1i
certify 20 the appointing officer tne names
and addresses Of tbs three candidate. x
there shall b. 50 many eligible. Standing
highest upon the register Tor the class OF
cApt that IN cases or lanoFers where a
choice b. competition = iEnpTacticzeie, me
commission may provide By - rules Ioat
selections may &c made BY lot from among
those candidates proved Ct by examination
Where there l. more than one Office 70 -
filled. the commission may certify ie~s
Number than three for each office. and may
also Limit the number or times the same
person may b. certified. The appointing
officer shall notify the commission spar
ately or each position 10 be filed, and sHah
ffli such places by appointment from me
persons certified 20 him by the commission
therefor, which appointment snail be on
probation for a period To be fixed bg the
rules. The appointing officer may require
the parsons certified to come before him
and shall be entitled TO inspect such per
sorS' examination papers. The commits
sion may strike of the names OF candidates
from the register after they have remained
thereon for a time TO be limited by rule.
Before the expiration OF the period or pro-
baton the head OF the department or Office
IN which a candidate Is employed may, oy
and with the consent OF the commi ss1on,
discharge him upon assigning IN writing
his reasons therefor 20 the commission. II
he Is not then discharged MS appointment
a Il afsaFa -
stcppaga OF public business, or 10 meet ex-
traOrgiinary exigencies. the head of any de-
partment may. with the approval or the
commission. make temporary appointments
10 remain in force not exceeding sixty days.
end only until regular appointments under
the provisions of this article can be made.
Sec II. Officers Excepted from the Class
fled Civil Service The following city Of
ficers shall not be included in the classi-
fed civil service: All elective officers, the
assistant corporation counsel, the city at
torney. the city engineer. the superinteno-
ent OF lighting and water works. the sup
erintendent OF streets. sewers and parks,
the members OF the board Of health, the
health officer. tbs employees OF the health
department. other than sanitary fnspec-
tor the library commissioners, the park
committee, the port warden. the Judges
clerks and inspectors OF election. the pri-
vate secretary OF the mayor, all clerks or
The treasurer, one chief clerk of the comp
troller. nd the city comptroller for the first
term under this charter hereinbefore made
an appointlNs offlcer Tor tlAl pcIlOI silsAAi
also be excepted.
Sec. IL Removals Every officer or en-
ploye in the classified civil service shall
hold office until removed or retired. Any
officer or employe in such service may be
removed by the appointing power only up
on the fling with the commission or
statement In writing OF the reasons there
for Any officer or employe so removed
may within ten days after his removal de-
mand an investigation. The commission
shall forthwith make such investigation
and its finding and decision shall be certf-
fed TO the appointing officer, and IL the re-
rnOyal IS not Sustained thereby, the officer
or empioye so removed shall at once be re-
iustated Nothing In this article shall Inn
II the power Of any officer TO suspend with
out pay subordinate for period not ex-
ceeding thirty days. In the course or any
investigation. each member of the COM
mission shall have power 10 administer
oaths, and the commission shall have the
power 10 require the attendance or any
officer or employe or other person and the
production Of books and papers relevant to
such investigation. The provisions or this
section shall not apply TO the removal OF
the chief OF police.
Sec r. Reports TO Commission. Imme-
date notice in writing shall be given oy the
appointing power to the commission or
made in the classified civil service and OF
all transfers, promotions, resi- gnauons or
vacancies from any cause In such service,
and Of the date thereof. and a record OF
When any place OF employment Is created
or abolished or the compensation attached
thereto altered. such change snail De inn
mediately reported In writing by the prop
er head of department 70 the commission.
Sec. IL. Investigations. The comTra ssion
shall investigate the enforcement or this
article and OF its rules and the action or the
examiners herein provided for, and the com
duct and action or the arpointeeS IN the
classified service. and may inquire as TO
the nature, tenure and compensation or all
a Ma Ia he
the course of such Investigations each COM
missioner shall have the power 70 admin
lister oaths and the commission snail nave
the power 10 REQUIRE the attendance and
the testimony OF any city officer or en-
ploye or other person. and the production
OF books and papers relevant to such in
Sc. Is. Report by the Commission. The
commission shall. on or before the first
day OF January OF each year make TO the
mayor for transmission 10 the cry coun-
ell a report showing its own actions. the
rules in force. the practical effects there
Of and any suggestions IL may approve Tor
the more efrectual accomplishment or the
purposes Of this article. The mayor may
require a report from the commission al
any other time.
Sec. Is. The Chief Examlner--Comrnis-
siouar OF Labor. The commission shall
employ a chief examiner 10 superintend
any examination held under this article.
lie shall BE secretary or the commission,
and as such shall keep the minutes OF its
IL and keep "A record Of al examinations
held under its direction and perform sucn
other duties as the commission may pre-
scribe lie shall be eN-offfc4o labor CONF
missioner for the city and IL shall be his
duty IA such. In addition 10 his duties as
chief examiner and secretary or the clvh
service commission. to receive all appli-
cations for labor by persons desiring en-
ployment and by persons desiring 20 en-
ploy labor and record their names. when
requested IN book TO be kept FOR that
~. safrFas J1ff ns fsf
each applicant the character OF labor or
employment desired and tire address OF
such applicant To prevent abuses the
commission may require deposit not 10
exceed twenty-five cents from each person
nnniVtur for work or applying 10 employ
labor. The coun8issioner of labor shall lie
under the direction and control az the civil
service commission ard shall make such
rcp0rgs. and at such times. and perform
such other duties as the commission may
require.
a-e The city council SHALL allow the
reasonable use Of all public buildings or
halls tpT the holding ot examinations and
for The meetings 81 the commission, and
shall provide ana furnish e Suitable office
or offices 10 carry out ttc purposes ~ this
article The office or the chief examiner
thr "PubHr Employ Office OF Tho CITY
~ seattle" and BE centrally located. and
a s}gn shall ae maintained bearing such
designation. such oifire shall ne a bureau
q ri fh,. com fil' s-iouer OF lasor may under
ine direction Of tte civil service cor~ mise
sioH. eelitct. Arrange aoi systematic an
statistics relating 90 t1- various hfaDy hess
or i7her iu che cifT ana especially ta ae
yefstfr- 20 tho couraereiai. Industrial and
social condition &c th- Inhabitants
seq IS SALARIES enI Expenses. The eonl-
peuss'ian af tbe rlN} serSace commission
trs -ttH te siss per year each nst able
0at4rHFre.. FrlVffCi. however fhaf after
the ers- .ts u.s. ~ Jauaary fSeS fhe el.,- .ssln-