If the mayor wilfully fails or refuses to appoint the civil service commissioners as provided for in section 2.03.553 of this chapter, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). Each day of delinquency in making such appointment shall constitute a separate offense. If the mayor or any other official of the city wilfully fails or refuses to put this article into operation, or wilfully attempts to obstruct the operation and enforcement of this article, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense.
(Ordinance 862, sec. 27, adopted 2/26/1948; 1959 Code, sec. 8-9; 1983 Code, sec. 7-9)
Any employee of the classified service who shall violate any of the provisions of this article or the civil service law, shall be subject to the penalty provided in section 27 of the civil service law (Revised Civil Statutes, article 1269m, sec. 27)..
(Ordinance 862, sec. 28, adopted 2/26/1948; 1959 Code, sec. 8-10; 1983 Code, sec. 7-10)
After this article and the civil service law shall have been in effect in the city for one year, they may be repealed by initiative action of the people in the following manner: If a petition of ten (10) percent of the qualified voters of the city shall be presented to the city council to call an election for the repeal of the provisions of this article and the law, then and in that event the city council shall call an election of the qualified voters to determine if they desire the repeal of such article and law. Should a majority of the qualified voters so vote to repeal the provisions of this article and the civil service law, then the provisions thereof shall become null and void; provided, that this article may be amended by the city council at any time it is deemed advisable to make changes to effectuate the civil service system.
(Ordinance 862, sec. 30, adopted 2/26/1948; 1959 Code, sec. 8-11; 1983 Code, sec. 7-11)
There is hereby established the office of the director of the firemen’s and policemen’s civil service.
(Ordinance 862, sec. 17, adopted 2/26/1948; 1959 Code, sec. 8-4; 1983 Code, sec. 7-4)
The office of director of firemen’s and policemen’s civil service shall be filled by the appointment by the firemen’s and policemen’s civil service commission of some person meeting the same requirements as provided by section 2.03.554 of this chapter for members of the commission. The director may be either a member of the commission, another employee of the city or some other person. The city council shall determine what salary, if any, shall be paid to such director. The director shall, at all times, be subject to removal for cause upon written charges after a public hearing by the commission.
(Ordinance 862, sec. 17, adopted 2/26/1948; 1959 Code, sec. 8-5; 1983 Code, sec. 7-5)
It shall be the duty of the director of firemen’s and policemen’s civil service:
(1) 
Attend meetings of commission and act as its secretary.
To attend the regular and special meetings of the commission, to act as its secretary and to record its official actions.
(2) 
Rules and regulations.
To prepare, adopt and administer rules and regulations for the administration of this article.
(3) 
Roster of officers and employees.
To establish and maintain in card or other suitable form a roster of officers and employees in the classified service of the city. Such roster shall include items specified by the commission in its rules and regulations.
(4) 
Recommendation of classification plan.
To recommend a classification plan, which, when adopted by the city council in ordinance form, shall become the official classification plan for the city.
(5) 
Preparation of compensation plan.
To make a study of the rates of compensation being paid for each class of position in the classified service and prepare a compensation plan for submission to the city council when called upon. No such plan shall be effective until it is approved by the city council.
(6) 
Establishment of eligibility lists.
To formulate and hold competitive examinations to determine the relative qualifications of persons who seek employment and as a result thereof establish eligibility lists for the various classes of positions.
(7) 
Certification of names for filling vacancies.
When a vacant position is to be filled, to certify to the appointing authority on written request the name of the three (3) persons highest on the reinstatement list or eligibility list for the class.
(8) 
Recommendations as to personnel matters.
To submit to the city council recommendations as to uniform standards in respect to attendance and leave regulations, employee training and welfare, duties and salary classifications and other personnel matters.
(9) 
Establishment of performance records and system of service ratings.
To establish records of performance and a system of service ratings to be used in determining increases and decreases in salaries, promotions, the order of layoffs and reinstatement.
(10) 
Keeping of records.
To keep such records as may be necessary for the proper administration of this article and the rules and regulations.
(11) 
Investigations.
To make investigations concerning the administration and effect of this article and the rules made thereunder and report his findings and recommendations to the city council.
(12) 
Annual report.
To make an annual report to the city council.
(13) 
Performance of other work required by council.
To perform such other work relevant to the civil service system as may be required by the city council.
(14) 
System for checking payrolls, etc. (optional).
To provide a system of checking payrolls, estimates and accounts for payment of salaries to employees so as to enable the commission, upon satisfactory evidence, to certify or cause to be certified that the persons whose names appear thereon have been regularly employed in the performance of the duties indicated at the compensation rates and for the periods for which compensation is claimed or are on authorized leave before payment may be lawfully made to such employees.
(Ordinance 862, sec. 18, adopted 2/26/1948; 1959 Code, sec. 8-6; 1983 Code, sec. 7-6; Ordinance 10088, sec. 1, adopted 9/24/1998)