The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-06

Provided further that only thc two
candidates receiving the highest number
placcd upon tho general election ballot
and no person or persons named ns o.
auch general election ballot unless tho
shnll have been duly and legally nout1t
ted at tho Nonpartlsan primary election
sECTiuS g. THAT tho , Mayor and
board of Commissioners Of the city %,
Tulsa, oklahoma. hereby submit to thr
he hold la said city, the question of the
adoption or rejection OF the foiowius
amendment TO the Charter " rnii tity pf
mltted 10 BE- designated AZ
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER
FIVE
ClVtL SERVICE
That there shnll he added tn tho Char
ter ~ the city ~ Tu'an uu article tn o.
civil SERVICE COMMISSION" creating
and eet.uilshiuE suCn CIVIL sERVItS
COMMISSION and defining In genera
terms the rights. powctH, and duties ol
Art il. / II is hereby declared tina,
there , shall be eiyil service IN the rolic'
Tulsa, state Of Oklahoma.
:. There 10 hereby established CtvIt
'' RNlCE. COMMISSION which shau con
slst OF three t3l persons resident cit
shall have resided In faid city for a pc
rlod OF more than three 90 years, and at
of whom shall be over the age OF thirty
five (abl years.
8 such commissioners shall be nom
mated by the mayor and confirmed by
the city commissioners Immediately aft,
such mayor and city commissioners are
elected, qualified, ana installed into of
sFfRvHTCE CToMMissf@N sSail ser serve win
out compensation. and their term OF Of
flee shall be two ta) years or until their
| EuCCpssora are appointed Iul uualtIp
Any vacancy In said commission caused
by death. Eeaignstion. or otherwise, sha u
be filled by nomination by the mayor and
confirmed By tho city commissioners FOR
the unoS piicd term OF such vacancy
4. The CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
with the approval Of the mayor ana com
misslOners. shall make such rules or reg.
ulations for the proper conduct Of Its bus
mess aA II shall ind necessary and cN
| rERNtCE COMMISSION may be changed
or amended by the mayor and commits
sloners' provided that 20 rules or regg
permit the employment or uppolntmen
OF any person without good character. or
unfit or incompetent for the discharge Of
the duties thereof or prevent the removal
or discharge Of any sppointeo OF employee
Tor want OF fitness or moral character %.
incom petency or the failure or refusal &,
properly discharge the duties OF his Rp.
polntment or employment
8. All employees OF the fire and police
departments who may az The Time af "a
!
lMMlssIoN. as herein provided, be IN
the actual service OF tho city, shall with
In ninety toG days thereafter pass a.
placed upon the probation list and allowed
to remain IN the actual service OF the citl
for n period OF six (G) months unless re-
moved for cause, and shall then bo place.
upon the classified list OF aPpointees OF
employees for promotion on tie basis oi
merit experience. ana record.
All applicants for employment In the
| fire and police departments OF said city
shall pass an examination before the
| person or persons shall be placed upon q
waiting list. and when required by tn,
police or fire departments may be en-
/ ployed In such departments. and placed
| on the probation list and allowed to re-
main In the service OF said city IN such
/ police or fire departments for a period
/ OF six months unless removed for cause
and shall then be placed upon the classl
field list OF appoiniees or employees, NJ a.,
police departments on the clasaifled list
as herein provided, shall be eligible Tor
promotion on the basis Of merit experi
ence. and record; provided. that during
the time any employee shall b0 on the
probation list he may be semovod by the
hearing; provided, further, that en-
ployees having been placed upon the elias,
sified list shall not be subject 70 removal
] had before the CiVu. SERVICE COM
MISSION, whose de ision shall be final,
Any employee may be suspended ny the
head Of the department under which he
is employed, and thereupOn his SALARY
shall cease. The officer making the Or
der Of suspension shall forthwith file with
/ the CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION a
statement Of the suspension and his teA.
Hons therefor, Within ten 1OJ days after
such suspension the employee may. II he
desires file an appeal with the CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION, who shall hold
an inquiry within ten dol days there.
decision within ten lO) days after tho
hearing whether the employee shall be
permanently dismissed from the service
ment Al such hearings shall ho public.
The decision OF the commission SHAH b.
final.
In order for an employee TO file an Ap-
peal az hereinafter provided II shall only
| be necessary for him to file a written
statement. setting out therein tho de-
/ partment In which he was employed,
/ when and for what suspended denying
| the truth OF the matters charged In the
m aSa tat "a the dss1ss ssss so fioS
said order OF suspension, which statement
/ Of appeal shall be filed and sworn to BY
the employee 80 suspended.
] 9. The CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
/ with tho approval OF the mayor ana board
| OF commissioners. shall have power at all
! times to mako proper rules or regulations
| for the government Of employees under
| civil service, and whom such rules OF
1 regulations shall have been made II shall
cause sHsh rules 70 30 PuEi.hed 10 s9a
that no person under the age OF twenty
/ one (2D or over the age Of ofrty-fiys
] t4b) years. unless at the adoption OF this
l amendment he shall have served tht
/ City OF Tulsa in such department for a
| period OF five 90 years shall be eligible
| TO appointment or employment under civi
! service; and provided, further, that nc
/ TuleB or regulations shall ever be adopted
| which Hhall permit the appointment u
! employment OF any person without
good character or unfit or incompetent
| for the discharge Of the duties thereof
| or prevent the removal or discharge Oi
| any appOintee or employee for want Of
/ fitness. moral character, or the failure OF
/ refusal to properly discharge tho duties
/ OF his appointment or employment
! 7. The mayor ana board OF commits
/ sioners. Immediately after their election
aus ifeation and installation into office
shall appoint chief Jf the fire depart
ment and cnler OF the police denartmant
| and such appointees shall be subject q
removal FOR cause after hearing befor,
mayor and board Of commissioners. who's,
decision shall be final.
The civil service herein provided HhaI
! not be construed to Apply TO any Other
/ department other than the police Ant
fire departments.
4. Immediately upon the appointment
| OF such CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
! the mayor and board of commissioner
! shall provide n suitable place propeTl,
{ furnished for the meetings OF such civil
] SERVICE COMMISSION, and shall MAKE
/ provision for the oomptnaation OF a EsoTa
tafy and for all needful supplies, ana in
/ olude in the budget such approp riatiOn fOi
the. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION a.