El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-13

without nav or remove any officer Or agent
appointed BY him ard II requested by sny
peI son 50 removed he shall file his reasons
lion % the public
In addition thereto the Eayor shall have
rho right 10 suspend from office for not
more than thirty (50l days. with or without
nay any officer agent Of the CITY.
..iether elective or apDointiye. excepting
iio@rmen- but IN all such cases ne Sa2iI
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-hs-eto together vvfsh his -ecomnlendations
TO the council in the premises;
PROVIDED. however that the members OF
tine police and fire departments % the CITY
SAKE OF this amendment be appointed eI-
ceDt hereinafter stated. or DISCHARGED
troll and supervision OF the Civil Service
Commission Tor the police and fire DEPART
uertr herein created
Section 10a- There is hereby established q
civil service fire and police commission
dent citizens OF the city OF Il Faso- VINO
shall have resided IN said citF for a period
TINS amendment goes INTO e1-ecI- OF - 500
thereafter as practice bic. the Mayor with
point three civil service commissioners who
shan serve without cornpeusation: their
wears provided commissioners first apDoint-
ed after this amendment zoes into effect
z period Of one wear and the other two for
two years. their terms TO BE- decided by lot
fled: mat thereafter the MAYOR. with the
arproval - the City Council. shall iii TIE
ton OF the term or terms OF such retiring
commissioner or commissioner
ANY vacancy in said commission caused
fli,ed Sv The Mayo- with the approval OF
the Civ Council for the u1e1pired term o.
such retiring corlnlissloner ,
Section lob, The civil service eon1liis-
sion snail make such rules and regulations
for the proper conduct OF its business S
il shall find necessary and exoedient with
i
witnesses ard giving Of testimony at its
hearing and shall have the right and au-
tkoritv TO employ secretary to said com
a salary fixed by the city Council and Use
duties shan be determined By F-4d COM
The said commission among other things
shall provide for the CLASSIFICATION o: the
employees OF the fire and pciice departncents
OF the City OF Fl Paso -.lgible % civil serv
ice. said Comu-lssIol shall also make such
provisions as IL shah deem eXpedient for
connective md free examination as TO the
fer the sliEihle list from which vacancies
shall b. flliSd Tor a period OF not less than
rpor the classified list OF. apDointees and
enpioTes ana after being placed on said
classified list auy probation must be based
or merit. e1nerieuce and record
ErIDloyes OF the police and fire depart
ments OF the Citv OF Fl PasO who NAV al
the tim of the PdoDtlon Of this article have
been In actual service OF said city tor as
much AS one wear shall retain their re-
aptct posltlols- ana ne placed on tns
classified list BY said commission
section Ice ANY employees o. the civil
service department OF the CITY or Il FaSo
NAV be suspended hv the Mavor or iDue-
date head Of the department under which
be Is employed. and rhereuDon his salary
shall cease the officer making the order
o. SUSPENSION shall forthwith file with the
civil service commission a statement OF the
suru ,4-slon anu MS reasons ileIeLoF- WYNN
ten DAYS after suCh suspension the cululove
SO suspended may IL he desires file
zeal with sid commission who shall hold
inquiry within ten days thereafter and
IN Ten DAYS after the hearing to whether
or not the emplOye shall be permancn.
dismissed from the service % the CITY o.
insJated IN his emDloyment- All such hear
such rules and regulations as the commits
sion shall make The decision Of the COM
mission shall be final IN order % perfect
the apDeal as hereinhcfors provided IL shall
Dlove TO file written statement showing
in what department he was employed. when
and FOR " nat he was suspended and a state
nlcut By him DENYING the truth Of the mat
so susDenCiuE him and that he desires a n
appeal from the decision OF said suspend
INK officer which statement shall be slguetl
and sworn 90 hv the eUploye so suspeudeI.
susue nsiou By the civil service commlssior
the Judgment Of the officer suspeuding the
emDlove shall Do presumed 20 be correct and
the burden shall be upon the suspended en-
Dleve 10 show that said suspension was
section 1od. That after the adoption OF
TINS amenuruent- AL vacancies IN the -irc
or police dcnartments IN the CITY Of FL Pasc
ell by persons only who shall be recon-
menoet hT this commission for luDoint-l
ment 20 f4l such vacancies
That the chairman OF the police and tired
mission without vote and only in an ad /