The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-02
Civil Service Bill Repeal Planned
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the changes from the provisions
of the 1941 act.
The bills are being published at
this time, he said, ''in order to
permit interested persons and
those affected to study them and
have an opportunity to express
their views"
Following is the Civil Service
Commission bill:
Section /. That there is hereby
created a Civil Service Commission
for the Fire and Police Depart
ments of the City of Wilmington,
North Carolina, to consist of three
members: who shall serve for a
period Of two years from and after
the ratification Of this act. At the
expiration of their two years serv-
ice the governing body of the City
ct Wilmington shall name a mem
Der, the officers and employees of
the Police and Fire Departments
by ballot shall name member,
ard the third member shall be ap-
pointed by the resident judge of
the SUPERIOR Court of the Eighth
Judicial District. E h member
shall serve for a period of two
years after qualification. If there
is vacancy during the first two
years after qualification. If there
is a vacancy during the first two
years after the ratification of this
act, such vacancy shall be filled
by the governing body OF the City
of Wilmington: if two vacancies &C.
cur during said period the second
vacancy shall be filled by ballot of
the officers and employees Of the
aforesaid; and if three vacancies
Police and Fire Departments as
occur during said period the third
vacancy shall be filled by appoint
ment by the resident Judge of the
Superior Court aforesaid. All mem
bers chosen or elected to said Com
mission shall be residents of the
City of Wilmington and possess the
general qualifications now or here
after required of officers of the
municipality, and shall t a k e an
oath Cor affirmation) of office.
Section 2. The Civil Service Com
mission shall have full charge Of
passing upon the qualifications and
certifying the eligibility of persons
to be appointed as members or en-
ployees Of the Fire Department and
Police Department of the munich
pality. The said Civil Service Com
mission shall make all necessary
rules and regulations in said De-
partments, as we'll as establish
rules and regulations for the con-
duct of all such examinations and
certifications. Such rules and reg
ulations shall be prepared and
made available for public inspec-
ton and to all persons seeking ex-
aminations. All administrative and
supervisory powers and authority
not specifically in this act dele
gated to said Commission shall be
Retained and exercised by the gov
erning body Of the City of Whining
ton.
Section 8. That all applicants for
positions in the Fire Department
and Police Department of said City
shall be subjected to written eX-
animation by the Civil Service
Commission, which shall be COM
petitive and free to all persons pos
sessing the right of suffrage and
who shall meet the requirements
prescribed by said Commission u1-
der the authority herein granted,
subject to reasonable limitations as
to residence, age, health and mo-
raj character; a i d examination
shall be practical in character and
snail relate to matters tending fair
ly to test the capacity and qualifi-
cations of applicants to discharge
the duties of the positions in which
thev seek employment, and shall
include examinations as to physical
and mental qualific atoms and gen.
eral fitness. Nc sue h applicant
shall be examined concerning po-
litical and religious opinions or at
filiations. the Civil Service Com
mission shall establish proper rules
and regulations relating to moral
worth and character OF all appli-
cants for positions in each Of said
Departments to the end that all
persons certified as eligible for en-
ploynent shall be persons of good
character who possess the neces-
sary mental and physical qualifi-
cations. The Civil Service Conn.,
mission shall provide in its system
OF grading applicants that all ap-
plicants who have served continu-
ously for three or more years in
the Fire or Police Departments Of
any North Carolina city having a
population Of twenty thousand or
more or those who have actively
served three or more years in any
branch Of the military services of
the United States shall be allowed
or given credit Of five per centum
upon the mental and intelligence
examination, if such applicant or
applicants were honorably dis