The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-01

! Provided. further. that only the two
| candidates receiving the highest number
Of votes for any particular office shall be
candidate for office shall be placed upon
shall have been duly and legally nornins.
! ted At the Nonpartisan primary election
as herein provided for.
p~--e ., ~orumis issioners of the city of
Tulsa, Oklahoma, hereby submit TO tho
qualified electors at special election TO
adoption or rejection Of the following
! amendment 10 the Charter Of said city ~
Tulsa oklshomei said question as sub
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER
FIVE
CIVIT, SERVICE.
That there shall bo added TO the Char
ter Of the city NJ Tulsa an article TO no
knoFn and designated as ARTICLE IA,
COMMISSION and defining in general
terms the rights powers. and duties OF
Art is l. II Is hereby declared that
there shall be civil service In the Police
and Fire Departments Of the city OF
2. There In hereby established n CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION which shall con-
slst o. three t'l persons; resident eiti-
!
shalt have resided In said city for pc.
riod OF more than three lD years, and ait
Of whom shall bo over the age OF thirty.
s. Such commissioners shall he nom
mated by the mayor and confirmed by
the city commissioners Immediately Aftsr
such mNyor 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 Of
flee shall be two t2) years or until their
| successors are appointed and qualified
Any vacancy in said eommission. caused
/ by death. resignation. or otherwise. shall
be filled by nomination by the mayor and
confirmed by the city commissioners for
T. The CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
with the approval OF the mayor ana com
ulations for the proper conduct Of It's bus
mess az It shall find necessary and eS-
pedient, but al rules made by the civil.
SERVICE COMMISSION may he changed
or amsnded by the mayor and commits
sioners provided that no rules or regu-
lRtions shall ever be adopted which shall
permit the employment or appointment
OF any person without good character. or
unfit or incompetent for the discharge Of
or discharge Of any appointee or employee
for want OF fitness or moral character or
inoompetenoy or the failure or refusal to
properly discharge the duties Of his Ap-
pointment or employment.
S. All employees OF the fire ana police
departments, who may at the time Of the
COMMISSION, as herein provided. be IA
the actual service OF the city. shall with
IN ninety tse) days thereafter pass an
placed upon the probation list and allowed
to remain IN the actual service OF the city
for period OF SiH !sl months unless re.
upon the classified list OF appointees or
employees for promotion on the basis OF
merit, experience, and record.
All applicants for employment In the
fire and police departments OF said city
shall pass an examination before the
such. examination be satisfactory, such
person or persons shall bo placed upon n
waiting list. and when required by the
police or fire departments may be EN-
| poyed In such departments and placed
on the probation list and allowed to re-
ms,n In the service OF said city IN such
OF six monthD unless removed for cause
and shall then be placed upon the classi :
/ field iist of appointees or employees. All
employees OF appointees OF the fire Ano
police departments on fhe classified list.
AZ herein provided shall be eligible Tor
enoe, and record; provided. that during
the time any employee shall be on the
ss hs sy ss ,SSSu by hs
hearing provided. further. that en-
poyees having been placed upon the olas-
slfied list shall not be subject to removal
Z had before tho CIVIL SERVICE COM,
MISSION, whose decision shall be final
D
head Of the department under which he
IL employed, and thereupon his salary
shall cease The etgeer Hakips the Or.
I the CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION a
statement OF the suspension and his rea-
sons therefor; within ten uol days after
desires file an appeal with the CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION. who shall hold
| after. and said commission shall make a
decision within ten ti0I days after the
| hearing whether the employee shall be
Of the city or reinstated IN his employ
ment. All such hearings shall be public,
The decision Of the commission shall b.
In order for an smploye. to file an ap.
peal as hereinafter provided, II shall only
sytsment, setting out therein the de-
/ pfrtmsnt In which he was employed.
when and for what suspended, denying
statement of the officer SO suspendins
I him. and that he desires an appeal from
sad order q suspension. which statement
the employee 80 suspended.
8, The CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
/ Of commissioner, shall have power at ali
tirnes TO make proper rules or regulations
Tor the Bovernment Of employees under
/ regulations shall have been made n shall
cause such rules 10 be published in some
| one t2l) or over the age of ofrty five
\ tth) years, unless at the adoption Of this
| amendment he shall have served the
/ city Of Tulsa In such department for a
period Of five tS) years shall be eligible
/ to appointment or employment under civil
sotNicei and provided. further, that no
rules or regulations shall ever he adopted
which shall permit the appointment 3r
employment % any person without
good character or unfit or Incompetent
Tor the discharge OF tho duties thereof
or prevent the removal or discharge OF
any appolntee or employee for want OF