1962 ORD NO 1112 - Laserfiche WebLink

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The duties of the office of Personnel Clerk may be combined with those of any other office in the event the work involved does not warrant, in the discretion of the City Council, the creation of a special position. SECTION 4. CIVIL SERVICE BOARD. There is hereby created a Civil Service Board to consist of five members, to be appointed by the Council. The first Board to be appointed shall, at its first meeting, so classify its mem- bers by lot that one shall serve for a term which shall expire January 15, 1963, one shall serve for a term which shall expire January 15, 1964, one shall serve for a term which shall expire January 15, 1965 and two shall serve for a term which shall expire January 15, 1966. At the expiration of each of the terms so provided for, a successor shall be appointed by the Council for a term of five years. The Mayor shall designate the chairman of the first Board to be appointed and annually thereafter, during the month of January the Board shall elect from among its members a chairman to serve for one year. Vacancies on the Board shall be filled by appointment by the Council for the unexpired term. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. A majority vote of the Council shall be required to appoint a member of the Civil Service Board, but. a four-fifths vote shall be necessary to remove any member of the Civil Service Board from office prior to the expiration of his term. Members of the Civil Service Board shall be residents of this city. No person shall be appointed to the Board who holds any salaried public office or employment, nor shall any member while on the Board or for a period of one year after his term has expired, be eligible for appointment or election to any office or employment of the city. SECTION 5. DUTIES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD. The Civil Service Board shall determine the order of business for the conduct of its meetings, and shall rneet on call of the chairman or three members of the Board. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The function of the Board shall be: (a) As provided by this ordinance and by the rules, to hear appeals sub- mitted by any person in the competitive service relative to any disciplinary action, dismissal, demotion, or alleged violation of this ordinance or the personnel rules and to certify its findings and recommendations as provided in this ordinance. (b) In any investigation or hearing conducted by the Board, it shall have the power to examine witnesses under oath and compel their attendance or production of evidence by subpoenas issued in the name of the city and attested by the City Clerk. It shall be the duty of the Police Chief to cause all such subpoenas to be served and refusal of a person to attend or to testify in answer to such a subpoena shall subject the person to prosecution in the same manner set forth by law for failure to appear before the Council in response to a subpoena issued by the Council. Each member of the Civil Service Board shall have the power to administer oaths to witnesses. -2-