The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-31
Civil Service Amendment.

Civil Service Amendment.
BILL To amend an act entitled An
act TO provide a charter for the Guy
OF Detroit and TO repeal all acts ana
/ parts OF acts In conflict herewith
approved June 7. 1883. by adding
new chapter thereto for the pur-
pose II providing for civil service
regulations for employees OF the City
OF Detroit
The People OF the state OF Michigan
and the People OF the city OF De
trolt eI act that:
Sec. !. In the month or December
following the date when this amend
ment shall become operative. the Mayor
shall appoint four electors or said city
who shall constitute the civil Service
Commission. one for the term or one
year. one for the term OF two years
one for the term OF three years.
and one for the term OF four years;
said terms to begin on the second
. Tuesday OF January following their
| appointment Appointments shall be
made by the Mayor annually during
the month OF December OF the sue
cessors Of each OF the said Commits
for the full term OF four years. Va
eancies In said office shall be hlled by
appointu euts made by the Mayor for
the remand OF the uneNplred term.
/ Notice Of such appointment shall be
4 given TO the appointee. and within ten
days thereafter the appolntee shall
make and file In the office OF the CITY
Clerk the oath OF Office prescribed by
this Charter. Said Commissioners
snail hold no other once or employ
ment under the United states. this state
OF said city, or any other municipal
corporation thereof Said Commission
ers shall not receive any salary or
other compensation for any duty or
duties performed by them. and said
Commission shall be so constituted
the Commissioners shall be adherents
Of the same political party. Three
members shall constitute a quorum.
In the event OF deadlock on any mat
ter before said Commission. it shall
certify such matter to the Mayor OF
said city who shall cast the determin-
Ing vote The Mayor may. I'm his dis
Cretion, remove any Commissioner for
incompetency, neglect OF duty or NAL
t.asanee in ofice after granting such
shall within ten days report In writ
ing any such removal TO the Common
Council with his reasons therefor. The
member whose term will next expire
shall be chairman OF the Commission,
provided chairman may be appointed
prOtempore when necessary.
SEQ. 2. The said Commission shall
choose by competitive examination
chief examiner who shall hold office
Z for and during merit and fitness. He
shall not be removed except for cause.
which cause shall be spread upon the
minutes OF the Commission IL shall
ne his duty. under the direction OF said
Commission, to superintend any eN-
aminations held under this Chapter.
and 10 perform such other duties as
the Commission shall prescribe. The
Chief examiner shall be ex-officio sec
retary OF said Commit ssion, and under
its direction ne. as such secretary. shall
keep minutes OF its proceedings and
preserve all reports. applications and
other documents. He shall receive a
salary 10 be fixed by said Commission
az gum not exceeding two thousand
five hundred dollars year, 10 be paid
In equal monthly installments by the
city. The said Commission may also
incur such expenses. not exceeding
two thousand dollars year In addi-
ton 10 those otherwise provided for
Ia D. Nu uNaHa a
sary, for printing and stationery and
other incidentals. The Common Coun-
ell shall upon requistion OF said Com
mission, provide the necessary funds
20 carry into effect the provisions OF
this Chapter. The salaries and neces-
Sary expenses till the end OF tho fiscal
year 1910 shall be paid from the Con
tingent Fund The Common Council
shall provide the necessary rooms for
the use OF the Commission and for the
holding OF examinations.
Sec. ;. Said Commission shall class
ify all the offices and places OF en-
ployment with reference to the exam
nations hereinafter provided for ex-
cepting as provided in Section II OF
this Chapter. The offices and places
so classified by said Commission shall
constitute the classified civil service OF
the city and all appointments to any
such offices or places shall be made
under and according to the rules here
matter mentioned.
Sec. 4. The said commission shall
IN the month OF March. 1911. and there
after from time 10 time make rules
adapted TO carry out the purposes OF
this chapter and not inconsistent with
Its provisions for the examination and
selection OF persons TO MI the Offices
and positions In the classified service.
which are required 20 be nlled by APP
pointment and for the selection OF per
sons 10 be employed In the service OF
said city. The said commission shall
supervise the administration OF the
or before the fifteenth day OF Decem-
Der OF each year report to the Mayor
their doings during the preceding year.
Including any rules adopted under the
provisions OF this section All rules
made as hereinbefore provided and all
charges therein shall forthwith be
printed for distribution by said COM
mission, and the commission shall give
notice OF the place places where
said rules may be obtained by publiea-
and such publication shall specify the
date, not less than ten days subsequent
10 the date OF such publication, when
said rules shall go into operation.
Sec. s. All applicants for offices or
places In said CLASSIFIED service. except
shall pass an examination which shall
be public. competitive and free to ali
citizens OF the United States. with. spe-
cihed Limitations as to residence. age.
health. habits and moral character.
Such examinations shall be practical I'm
their character and shall relate TO
the relative capacity OF the persons
examined TO discharge the duties OF
the positions TO which they seek 10 be
appointed and may include tests OF
physical qualifications and health and.
when appropriate, OF manual skill The
commission shall control all exam
nations and may. whenever an ex-
animation Is 20 take place designate
a suitable number OF persons. either
in or not In the Official service OF
the city, to be examiners 1T shall
be the duty OF such examiners TO con-
duct such examination as the commits
sion may direct and 70 make return
or report thereof to said commission
and the commission may themselves
at any time act as examiners without
appointing others. 70 said examiners
are not In the official service OF the
city they shall receive such compen-
sation as the commission may deter
mine but n they are in the Official
service Il shall be part OF their official
duty without extra compensation
Sec. g. Notice OF the time and place
and purpose OF every examination shall
be given by the commission by publi-
cation for two weeks preceding such
examination in the official paper OF
the city, and such notice shan also be
posted by said commission IN con-
tpiououa place in their ofice and on