The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
ORDINANCE NO. 1O4

POLICE CIVIL SERVICE CON-
MISSION IN THE CITY OF RED
WOOD FALLS, MINNESOTA,
| AND PRESCRIBING THE pow
Frs AND DUTIES THEREOF.
The Common Council of the city Of
Redwood Falls, Minnesota, do or
dain as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby created
Police Civil Service Commission in
the City of Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Said Commission to consist of three
State of Minnesota and residents of
the city of Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Section 2. Said Commission shall be
appointed by the Mayor of the City of
pointment to be confirmed by a
majority vote of the Common Council
of the said City.
Section 8. When first appointed,
one commissioner shall be appointed
for one year, who shall be president
of the said commission, one for two
years. and one for three years. Each
commissioner shall hold his office
until his successor is duly appointed
and qualified There shall thereafter
be one member of the commission ap-
pointed each year for term of three
years, and each shall during the last
year of his term be president of the
commission. No commissioner shall
DURING the term VI Ills membership III
said body, hold any other office or
employment under the city,. the
United States, the state of Mime
sofa, or any other political sub-divi-
sion thereof, except the office of
notary public. Each commissioner,
before entering upon his duties, shall
subscribe and file with the city clerk
an oath for the faithful discharge of
his duties.
Section 4. The commission shall
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ment and thereafter annually on the
first Monday in February. The Com
mission shall also from time to time
fix the time of its meetings and
adopt. amend, and alter rules for it's
Section 5. The Council shall pay
from the city treasury all necessary
expenses incurred by the commission
in the performance of it's duties. Each
commissioner shall serve without pay
but the council may allow the secre-
tary such compensation as it deems
proper for the additional services
rendered by him in that office, not
exceeding $4,000 per year.
have absolute control and supervision
of the employment. promotion. dis
charge and suspension of all menu
bers of the police department and all
grades and departments thereof in
this city. The commission shall, inn
mediately after it's appointment and
organization, establish grades for all
employments in the police depart
ment, and shall classify every en-
ployee now in such service in the
respective classification thus estab-
service register of all men in the ser
vice in these classifications, giving
their names, ages, compensation, past
employment, duties, and such other
facts and data with reference to each
mil oo
Section T. The commission shall.
Immediately after it's appointment
and from time to time thereafter.
to promote efficiency in the police
department services and carry out
the purposes of this ordinance. The
rules shall provide among other
ia5 The classification of all offices
and employments in the police de-
partment.
(b) Public competitive examin-
atoms to test the relative fitness of
applicants. .
ic) Public advertisements of all ex-
aminations at least ten days in ad-
vance in a newspaper of general cir
culation in said city and posting said
advertisement for ten days in the
City Hall and at each station house.
(d) The creation and maintenance
of lists of eligible candidates after
successful examination in order of
their standing in the examination and
without reference to the time of ex-
animation. Such lists shall be en-
commission may by rule provide for
striking any name from the eligible
register after it has been two years
(e) The rejection of candidates or
eligibles who. after entry of their
names shall fail to comply with the
reasonable rules and requirements OF
the commission in respect to age, re-
wise, or who have been guilty of
criminal, infamous, or, disgraceful
conduct, or of any wilful misrepre-
sanitation, deception or fraud in con-
nection with their applications for
employment.
III The certificationa of the name
standing highest on the appropriate
list toe fill any vacancy.
(g) Temporary employment with
out examination, with the consent In
each case of the commission, in cases
of emergency; but no such temper
airy employment shall continue more
than thirty days, nor shall successive
temporary employments be permitted
for the same position.
-(h) Promotion based on competitive
examination and upon records of ef-
| ficiency, character, conduct and SEN
iority - -. 80. 49,
| ID Suspension with or without pay,
for not longer than sixty days and
for, leave of absence, without or with
pay.
() Such other rules not inconsis-
tent with the provisions of this act
as may from time to time be found
J necessary to secure the purposes OF
/ this act.
| Copies of all rules adopted by the
| commission shall be kept posted In
| the police station house, and no rule
| of general application with reference
| to employment, promotion, discharge
| of suspension shall become effective
| until so posted.
Section 8. When the commission
| has established list of eligible can
| didates for promotions or for new
positions in the police department.
| appointment to any position shall bt
| made of the candidate given the
l highest rating by the commission OF
| it's examiner. Provided, however, that
| on demotions for retrenchment or any
other but disciplinary reasons the
| persons above entrance grade shall