The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-10
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Of votes for any particular office shall be
placed upon the general election ballot.
candidate Tor office shall bo placed upon
such general rlection ballot unless they
shall have been duly and legally nomina.
ted at the Nonpartlsan primary election
as herein provided for.
FIFTH;
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER
| CIVIL SERVICE.
That theT shall be added 70 the char.
ter Of the City OF Tulsa an article 10 ha
known and designated as Article is
aud establis6ing such CIVIL SERVICE
| COMMISSION; and defining In general
terms the rights. powers. ana duties of
| Art. 10. /. 1t is hereby declared that
there shah bc civil service in the Police
and Fire Departments OF the City OF
| Tulsa, state OF Oklahoma.
2. Ihere Is heseby established a CIVIL
| SERVICE COMMISSION which shall con-
sist OF three tSl persons resident oiti-
riod OF more than three (3) years. ana ali
of whom shall be over the age of thirty
| 3. Such commissioners shah be nom
| mated by the mayor and confirmed by
the city commissioners Immediately aftss
such mayor and city commissioners are
elected, qualified. and installed into OF.
tiSe; and the members Of such ctviL
out compensation. and their term of Of
flee shall be two t2) years or until their
, successors are appointed and qualified
by death, resignation, or otherwise. shRil
| be filled by nomination by the mayor and
confirmed by the city commissioners for
4. The CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
with the approval of the mayor and com.
missoRers. shall mako such rules or reg
ulations for the proper conduct OF Its bus
mess as It shalt find necessary and ex-
SERvictEy &c UcromMissioN Nm may be "e changed ed
or amended by the mayor and commits
sioners. provided that no rules or regu-
lations shall ever be adopted which shalt
permit tho employment or appointment
| 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 appointoe or employee
for want OF fitness or moral character or
Iincompetency or tho failure or refusal to
properly discharge the duties of his ap-
pointment or employment
5. All employees OF the fire and police
departments. who may at the time Of the
lappointment OF the first CIVIL SERVICE
| 'MMlsSIoN as herein provided, be In
In ninety 900 days thereafter pass an
Examination, and " satisfactory be
placed upon the probation list and allowed
for "a period of AN (6) months unless re.
moved for cause, and shall then be placed
upon the classified list OF appointees or
merit, experience. and record.
All Applicants FOR employment In the
shall pass an examination before thu
! CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. and V
os Ss
| waiting lht and when required by the
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 on said city IN such
police or fire departments Tor a period
! OF six months unless removed ior cause
and shall then be placed upon the classi-
field list OF appointees or employees All
employees or appointoes OF the fire ana
police departments on the classified list
| AS herein provided, shall be eligible for
ence. and record. provided, that during
the time any employee shall be on the
probation, llst he mag may be rsmSved by the
hearing; provided, further, that em-
ployees having been placed upon the elias.
sneept ep '' upen s' ehnTees arg fIled and beapinr
had before the CIVIL SERVICE COM
MISSION, whose decision shall be final
head OF the department under which he
| ts employed, and thereupon his salary
der OF suspension shall forthwith file with
! the CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION a
statement OF the suspension and his rea-
sons therefor, within ten l0I days after
such suspension the employee may II he
desires fne an appeal with the CIVIL
sSRE5GEl Sn5l;v c9MMissi0N siStn Sso sSs 9sd
after and said commission shall make "A
decision Within ten lOl days after the
|
permanently dismissed from the service
OF the eiy or relnstated In HIS employ
ment. Ar such hearings shall be public.
The decision OF the commission shall 'bS
| final
In order for an employee to file an ap-
peal as hereinafter provided, II shall only
statement setting out therein the de-
partment In which he was employed,
! when aud for what suspended, denying
| the truth Of the matters charged IN the
| statement OF the officer so suspendlng
him. aud that he desires an appeal from
| said order OF suspension. which statement
! Of appeal shah be filed and sworn 70 by
! the employee so suspended
9. Tho CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
with the approval Of the mayor ami board
| OF commissioners, shall have power at all
| times 20 make proper rules or regulations
| for the government Of employees under
| civil service, and when such rules or
| regulations shall have been made = shall
| cause such rules 10 be published In some
| newspaper In the city OF Tulsa; provided.
that no person under the age OF twenty
| one (2l OF over the age OF forty-fiVe
amendment he shall have served the
! city OF Tulsa IN such department for a
/ period OF five 80 years shall be eligible
! to appointment or employment under clvl
\ service; and provided, further that no
| rules or regulations shall ever be sdoptel
| which shall permit the appointment lr
employment of any person without
! good character or unfit or incompetent
for the discharge OF the duties thereof
or prevent the removal or disc barge OF
any appointee or employee for want VI