The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-23

tors OF Departments. The directors
Of departments shall be Immediately
responsible to the city manager for
the administration of THEN depart
ments and their advice in writing may
be required by him on all matter af-
fecting their departments. They shall |
prepare department estimates, which
shall be open to public inspection, and
they shall make all other reports and |
recommendations concerning their de-
partments at stated intervals of when |
requested by the city manager.
Sec. 40. Powers of Subpoena. The
council, the city manager and any Off
Ger or board authorized by them, or
either of them, shall have power to
make Investigations as to city affairs,
! to subpoena witnesses, administer
oaths and compel the production of
books and papers.
Civil Service Board.
Sec. Al. Creation of Civil Service
| Board. A civil service board shall be
appointed by the council to consist of
three members. The terms of the
members when the first appointments
are made shall be so arranged as to
expire one every two years, and each
appointment made thereafter upon the
expiration of any term shall be for
six years. The council shall also fill
any vacancy for an unexpired term.
A member of the board shall be re-
movable for neglect, incapacity or
malfeasance in office by four-fifths
vote of the council, after written
charges upon at least ten days not
ice and after public hearing.
The board SHAH employ secretary
and a chief examiner (but the same
person may perform the duties Of
both offices) and such further exam
iners and such clerical and other as
sistance as may be necessary, and
shall determine the compensation of
all persons so employed. Provision
shall be made in the annual budget
. and appropriation bill for the ex-
penses of the board.
i Sec. AZ. Power to Make Rules and
, What the Rules Shall Provide. The
r board shall, after public notice and
hearing, make, promulgate and, when
necessary, amend rules for the ap-
pointment, promotion, transfer, lay
off, reinstatement, suspension and re-
: moval of the city's officials and EN-.
= ployes, reporting its proceedings t.
the council and to the city manager
2 wi en- required. Such rules shall
among other things, provide:
(a) For the standardization ant
9 classification of all positions and EN-
I Payments in the civil service of thu
city. The classification into groups
and subdivisions shall be based upol
and graded according to their duties
= and responsibilities and so arrange,
, as to promote the filing Of the higher
grades, so far as practicable, through
. promotion. All salaries shall be uni
= form for like service in each grad
a as the same shall be standardized an,
! classified by the civil service board
J. The civil service so standardized
?, and classified shall not include off
- GERS elected by the people, nor tn
judges, and may or may not includ
~ the directors of executive depart
ments, or the superintendent, princi
p pals and teachers of the public school
y as may be directed by the council.
y (b) For open competitive tests,
g ascertain the relative fitness of a
applicants for appointment to til
'ol classified civil service of said city, il
a. Guiding mechanics and laborers-
d. skilled and unskilled. Such tests sha
y be practical and relate to matter
It's which will fairly measure the relatiy
a. a. fitness of the candidates to dischare
ed the duties of the positions to whic
're they seek to be appointed. Notice
les such tests shall be give mot less tha
ITO ten days in advance by public adve
p tisement in at least one newspapr
ks of general circulation, and by postir
is q notice in the city hall. The boar
les may, by unanimous vote, provide fl
mt non-competitive tests for any positiC
all requiring peculiar and exception
~ qualifications of scientific, manaj
nd erial, professional or education
r csr character, but all such actions of Il
it'll board with the reasons therefor shs
al be published in its annual report.
be (c) For the creation of eligib
re- lists upon which shall be entered Il
Ca9 names of successful candidates in Il
/, a order of their standing in examin
i irS ton, and for the filling OF places
mt the civil service of the city by sele
lon ton from not more than the thr
be candidates graded highest on su
~ eligible lists. Eligible lists shall !
I've main in force not longer than tz
an years.
In the absence of an appropria
1e- eligible list, any place may be fill
de- temporarily without examination fol-
or. period limited by the rules, but n
The to exceed sixty days, during viii
nd time the board shall hold the nect
lty sary examination for filling the pls
ex- permanently. With the consent of t
ich board, persons may be temporar
of employed for transitory work withc
a examination, but such employing
en- shall not continue for more than siS