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City of Royal Oak, MI
Oakland County
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New Laws (9) Index Notes (1)
Upon adoption of this chapter, all positions in the City's service, including unskilled labor, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, except as hereinafter specifically qualified and exempted.
A. 
The following positions shall be exempt from the operation of this chapter, so far as appointment to, promotion in, and dismissal from the service are concerned:
(1) 
Police Commander.
(2) 
Human Resource Director.
(3) 
Human Resource Specialist.
(4) 
Superintendent of Water, Sewer and Electrical.
(5) 
Library Director.
(6) 
Director of Recreation and Public Service.
(7) 
Superintendent of Recreation.
(8) 
Director of Arena Operations.
(9) 
Coordinator of Senior Citizen Activities.
(10) 
Superintendent of Motor Pool.
(11) 
Director of Planning.
(12) 
Deputy Director of Planning.
(13) 
Housing Program Supervisor.
(14) 
Housing Rehab Officer.
(15) 
Building Official.
(16) 
Deputy Building Official.
(17) 
Planner I, II and III.
(18) 
Librarian I, II and III.
(19) 
Manager of Information Systems.
(20) 
Information Systems Analyst I, II and III.
(21) 
Temporary assignments.
(22) 
Special assignments.
(23) 
All Act 78 Fire positions.
(24) 
City Manager.
(25) 
Deputy City Manager.
(26) 
Confidential Secretary.
(27) 
Finance Director.
(28) 
Deputy Finance Director.
(29) 
Internal Auditor/Budget Analyst.
(30) 
Accountant I.
(31) 
Accountant II.
(32) 
City Clerk.
(33) 
Deputy City Clerk.
(34) 
City Treasurer.
(35) 
Deputy City Treasurer.
(36) 
City Attorney.
(37) 
Deputy City Attorney.
(38) 
Assistant City Attorney.
(39) 
Legal Secretary.
(40) 
City Assessor.
(41) 
Deputy City Assessor.
(42) 
Appraiser I.
(43) 
Appraiser II.
(44) 
Public Works Superintendent.
(45) 
City Engineer.
(46) 
Civil Engineer I, II and III.
(47) 
Police Chief.
(48) 
Deputy Police Chief.
B. 
The titles listed above are not necessarily civil service titles, but may represent working titles.
When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall be deemed to have the meanings hereinafter set forth:
ACTING CHIEF
Any officer who has been duly appointed by the Director of Public Safety to act in the capacity of and perform the duties of Chief without receiving appointment as Chief.
APPOINTING OFFICER OR AUTHORITY
A department head or other person possessing the authority to appoint persons to fill job vacancies.
BOARD
Civil Service Board of the City of Royal Oak.
CITY SERVICE
Employment by the City of Royal Oak in a position covered by civil service.
DEMOTION
Any change of job classification where the classification to which the employee is appointed involves less responsibility, authority or technical ability and where the maximum pay rate authorized for the position in the City of Royal Oak pay plan is less than that authorized for the position vacated by the employee upon appointment to the new job classification.
PROMOTION
Any change of job classification where the classification to which the employee is appointed involves more responsibility, authority or technical ability and where the maximum pay rate authorized for the position in the City of Royal Oak pay plan is greater than that authorized for the position vacated by the employee upon appointment to the new job classification.
QUALIFICATION EXAMINATION
An examination designed to determine whether or not a person possesses the minimum skill and knowledge which will enable him to perform the duties of a given position.
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
Any appointment or employment of technical, expert or highly skilled nature to assist in or carry out a special work and which is not a regular part of the administration of the City affairs, whether or not such work shall be for a longer period than six months or periodic in its nature. Special assignments shall be deemed to include audits of the City records by auditors outside the regular City employ, the employment of special counsel or special engineering services, employment of a zoning expert, employment of a person skilled in personnel problems to assist in the administration of this chapter, or other services of similar nature to those mentioned. The specific mention of any special service shall not be deemed to exclude others that may properly come within the term.
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT
Any appointment or employment for a period of six months or less in any one fiscal year, any appointment or employment in which the employee works less than 15 days in each month during his employment. The term shall include, by way of description but not by way of limitation, all elected officials, members of the Board of Review, and all irregular employment of day labor.
TRANSFER
Any change of job classification where the classification to which the employee is appointed involves the same degree of responsibility, authority or technical ability and where the maximum pay rate authorized for the position in the City of Royal Oak pay plan is the same as that authorized for the position vacated by the employee upon appointment to the new job classification.
VETERAN
Any person who is credited by the federal government of the United States, or any of its branches, with having wartime service between the dates specified by the federal government for the federal civil service preference in any uniformed rank of the Army, Navy, or the Marine Corps of the United States, or any person in the abovementioned forces who has been issued a campaign badge for expeditionary service as specified in the Federal Civil Service Code; provided, however, in all cases said person shall have received an honorable discharge from said service in order to be entitled to the benefits of this chapter.