No Commissioner or alternate Commissioner shall at the same
time hold an elective or appointed office under the federal government,
this commonwealth or any political subdivision of the commonwealth,
except that one member of the Commission may be a member of the Council
and one may be a member of the teaching profession.
Larksville Borough shall:
A. Furnish to the Commission, on its requisition, clerical assistance
that may be necessary for the work of the Commission;
B. Provide a suitable and convenient room for the use of the Commission.
The Commission shall order from the Borough the necessary stationery,
postage, printing and supplies;
C. Provide the services of a solicitor for the Commission to be appointed
by the Commission and paid for by the Borough. The Borough may place
a reasonable limit on the amount allowed each year for the services
of the Commission solicitor;
D. Through its elected and appointed officials, aid the Commission in
all proper ways in carrying out the provisions of this chapter relating
to civil service.
The Commission shall maintain minutes of its proceedings and records of examinations and other official actions. All recommendations of applicants for appointment received by the Commission shall be kept and preserved for a period of five years, and all records and all written causes of removal filed with the Commission, except as otherwise provided in §
63-22, Hearings on dismissals and reductions, shall be open to public inspection and subject to reasonable regulation.
The Commission may conduct investigations concerning all matters
touching the administration and enforcement of this chapter and rules
and regulations adopted under this chapter. The Chair of the Commission
may administer oaths and affirmations in connection with the investigations.
The Commission shall make an annual report to the Council containing
a brief summary of its work during the year which shall be available
for public inspection.
A person who desires to apply for examination must file with
the Commission an formal application in which the applicant shall
provide, under oath or affirmation, the following information:
A. Full name and residence or post office address;
B. Citizenship and place and date or birth;
C. Condition of health and physical capacity for public service;
D. Business or employment and the applicant's residence for the
past five years;
E. Other information as may be required by the Commission's rules
and regulations, showing the applicant's qualifications for the
position for which the applicant is being examined.
No person shall be eligible to apply for examination unless
the person is at least 21 years of age at the date of application.
An applicant need not be a resident of the Borough of Larksville;
however, an applicant who receives appointment to a position must
establish and thereafter maintain a bona fide primary residence within
20 air miles of any Larksville Borough boundary within 12 months from
the date of his or her appointment.
All appointments in the police or fire forces of Larksville
Borough, including the Chief of Police or equivalent official, prior
to the creation of a Commission, shall continue to hold their positions
and shall not be required to take any examination under the provisions
of this chapter, except that which may be required for promotion.
This section shall not be construed to apply to persons employed temporarily
in emergency cases.
A member of Council who, by vote, appoints any person to the
police force or as a fire apparatus operator (or similarly titled
position) contrary to the provisions of this chapter, or a member
of Council or member of the Commission who willfully refuses to comply
with or conform to the provisions of this chapter, commits a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
$100 or to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or both.
This chapter shall become effective immediately upon its due
enactment, adoption and approval.