The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-18

as herein provided for.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER
FIVE.
CIVIL SERVICE.
That there shall be added % the Char.
tor of the city Of Tulsa an article 10 ts
known and designated as Article n.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION" creating .
and csinnlishirg such CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION; and defining iu general
terms the rights powers. and duties OF
such commission.
Art l3. !. It is hyeby declared tha,
and Fire Departments Of tho C..y Of
Tulsa, state Of Oklahoma.
2. There is hereby established Cfvt.
"RNtU OMMlSSiON which shall con.
slst Of three (3) persons, resident ctl.
shall have resided in said city for p ne.
rioi Of more than three 80 years. and all
Of whom shall be over the age OF thirty.
five (3J) years.
mated fy the mayor and confirmed by
the city commissioners Immediately aft4,
such mayur and city commissioners are
elected, qualified, and installed into OF.
flee, and the members Of such civil
SERVICE COMMISSION shall serve with.
out compensation. and their term Of o..
flee shall be two t2) years or until their
successors are appointed and qualified.
ANY vacancy IN said commission, caused
by death, resignation, or otherwise. shaII
be tilled by nomination by the mayor and
confirmed by the city commissioners fOr
the uneNpired term Of such vacancy.
4. The CtvIt. SERVICE COMMISSION,
with the approval of the mayor sul Com-
missioner. shall make such rules ur reg
ulatious Tor the proper conduct 90 lis bus
iness as II shall find necessary and ev-
pedicnt, but al rules made by tho CIVIL
s-t4f,N 80 ND... 80 1900. -. ...-s 20 ,HdngU1
or amended by the mayor and ,omui,-
ffTpylHnl fluf rules
latlnns shall ever be adopted wlrrh shall
permit tn" employment or appointment
Of any person without good character "
unfit or Incompetent for the discharge u
the duties thereof or prevent the removal
or discharge OF any appOintee or employee
for want OF fitness or moral character or
inCompetency or the failure or refusal 10
properly discharge the duties OF his ap'
polntment or employment.
B. All employees OF the fire and police
departments, who may at the time of ths
appointment Of the first CIVIL SERVICE
iMM1sS1ON, as herein provided, be IN
the actual service OF the city. shall with
In ninety t9O days thereafter pass ssn
examination, ana " satisfactory bs
to remain IN the actual service OF the Clty
for period OF six 90 months unless re-
moved for cause, and shall then be placed
upon the classified list of appointees or
employees for promotion on the basis OF
merit, experience. and record
All applicants ror employment in the
fire and police departments OF said city
sn% p2sts pstHVicE Aa5niIIGss aGo5nMMIssloS SiO's and
such examination be satisfactory, such
person or persons shall be placed upon
waiting list, ana when required by ths
ployed In such departments, and placed
on the probation list and allowed to re-
main In the service OF said city IN sgca
police or fire departments for a period
OF six months unless removed for cause
and shall then be placed upon the class,
field list OF appointees OF employees AN
employees or appGintees OF the tire ana
police departments on the Classified llsl,
as nerein provided, shall be eligible TOT
promotion on the basis OF merit. expert.
the time any employee shall be on ths
probation list he may be removed by the
civil SERVICE COMMISSION without a
ployees having been placed upon the clas.
sified list shall not be subJect~to removal
except upon charges fled and hearing
had before the CIVIL SERVICE COM
MISSION whose decision shall be final
Any employee may be suspended by tue
head OF the department under wh'ch ne
is employed and thereupon MS saIsry
der OF suspension shah forthwith file vita
the ClNlL SERVICE COMMlSslON
statement Of the suspension and MS rea-
sons therefor Within ten u0j days after
such suspension the employee may, u ne
desires file an appeal with the civil
SERVICE COMMISSION. who stall h0d
after, aud said commission shall make
decision within ten tiOJ days after me
hearing whether the employee shall hs
permanently dismissed from the service
OF the city or reinstRted In his employ
ment. All such hearings SHAH be plolc
The decision OF the commission shan %
final
In order for an employees to file an sp-
peal as hereinafter provided, It shall only
be necessary for him to file written
statement setting out therein the li d1-
partment In which be was emp.oyel,
when and for what suspended, denying
the. truth OF the matters charged IN the
statement OF the officer so suspenalhs
him, and that he desires an appeal rom rom
said order OF suspension which statement
of appeal shall be filed and sworn 10 "
the employee so suspended ..,,-..,,,,
5. The CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION,
with the approval OF the mayor and board
times TO make proper rules or regu.al9ns
for the government Of employees uhue,
civil service, aud when such rules
regulations shall have been made 4 sha,.
cause .uch rules TO be published 10 s9,ho
newspaper IN the CITY OF Tulsa proVlusu'
that no person under the sc o. twe.,W
one t2) or over the age OF torty-iNs
t4bb years, unless at the adoption 81 thls
amendment he shall have served 'ns
city OF Tulsa In such department iltt
period of five 20, wears snail be eIlEiols
10 appointment or employment under cNh
service, and provided further thal hY
rules or regulations shan ever pc huop'ees
Whlcn snnll pertnlk ne hpptlhAitt' -,
employment OF any person wlthou,
good character or unfit or incompetens
for the discharge Of the duiies ,uLie
or prevent the removal or discuaIs AZ
any appointes or employee for went =, ~
fitness moral character, or the tallu' ~. ~
refusal TO properly discharge the 9'""
OF hts appointment or employ Ineht Ia.
7. The mayor ana board Of comms
sioners, Immediately after their elttdio.'
qualification and Installation into olllg,, W,
shall appoint a chleI OF me ihIS,st1,snt, iIS
ana such appointees shall be SUD-, 80
removal for cause after hearing n.s
mayor and board Of commissioners "H'-'
decision shall be final. ..u
not be construed 10 apply tosbny ",nsJ
department other than thu po!lce NAs
Tire departments. .,-.,t
OF such CIVIL SERVICE COMM lsSluS,
the mayor and board OF com mlss.gUssiS
SHAH provide s2'table place p'SiyIL
furnished for the meetings OF such Ltsts
SERVICE COMMISSION and shal 49,. ilss
provision for the compensation OF "a.
tary and for all needful supplies hhn tSr
the CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ~
sha be proper and necessary Tor caLI'NS
OUT the purposeo OF such comm hiasl"u, M mi
3: The mayor and board or c.LNE.y r J,
member az the CIVIL SERVICE - ~,
MISSION upon charges tlled 70 .uch
and hearing had thereon before -.
mayor and board of commissioners "A'"
decision shall be final ,-ouuts.
10. The CIVIL SERVICE CON Mt3i
SION herein provided shall DC uonIast.
san. and no appointment shall % lnsr, u
BY the mayor and boarc OF comm.s
because Of any political afiiiiatlohs "a.
No employe M the police OF IRE
partments shall directly or ndlrecty ~
any part In political management .o,rtbsr
fairs or In political campaigus tul ~.
than 10 cast his vote. aud no empL2s
shall directly or indirectly solicit ,n,r
tribute. or receive. or be 10 any or
concerned in aoiicfttng cuutr,builhsl =,