[CC 1984 §21-86; Ord. No. 1-6F §1, 6-16-1986]
A. The
Personnel Board, provided for herein, shall consist of five (5) members
and shall consist of one (1) member from each ward of the City and
one (1) to be selected at large.
B. Prior
to the May, 1981, regular meeting of the City Council, each Councilman
shall submit to the Mayor the names of one (1) Democrat and one (1)
Republican residing in their respective wards; and the Mayor may either
accept or reject the recommended names; and should the Mayor reject
all four (4) names from a particular ward, the Councilman in said
ward shall each submit two (2) additional names. The Mayor shall then
appoint the Personnel Board with consent of a majority of the City
Council.
C. Except
for the initial appointments, all terms of the members of the Personnel
Board shall be for three (3) years and until their respective successors
are appointed. The expiration of appointments shall be so staggered
so that a term of not more than two (2) members shall expire at the
same time.
D. The
Mayor shall fill all vacancies on the Board for expired and unexpired
terms in like manner as the original appointments are made.
[CC 1984 §21-87; Ord. No. 1-6E §1, 1-20-1986]
A. The
Personnel Board shall organize itself and it shall be the Board's
duties, as a body, to:
1. Hold those meetings which are necessary for the proper discharge
of its duties;
2. Choose one (1) of the members of the Board each year to act as Chairman
for the term of one (1) year, no member shall serve consecutive terms
in this capacity;
3. Require a majority of the members to constitute a quorum;
4. Enact such rules and regulations as are necessary to conduct its
business and to carry out the intent by this Chapter but no such rule
shall be effective until approved by the City Council;
5. Prepare or cause to be prepared and give examinations to candidates
for appointment and promotion and to certify lists of eligibles to
the Mayor or other appointing authority as herein provided;
6. Perform such other duties as the City may by ordinance prescribe.
[CC 1984 §21-88; Ord. No. 1-6E §1, 1-20-1986]
The Personnel Board shall keep, or cause to be kept, a record
of efficiency for each employee in the Police Department for making
promotions on the basis of merit to be ascertained by competitive
examination, by conduct in office, conduct as a citizen and by seniority
in service, and all vacancies shall be filled by promotion from a
promotion list in all cases where it shall be for the best interest
of the service to fill such vacancies. The method of examination for
promotion and certification shall be prescribed by the Personnel Board.