(a) (1) The board provided for in this chapter shall prescribe, amend, and enforce rules and regulations governing the fire and police departments of its respective cities. (2) The rules and regulations shall have the same force and effect of law. (3) The board shall keep a record of its examinations and shall investigate the […]
All employees in any fire or police department affected by this chapter shall be governed by rules and regulations set out by the chief of their respective police or fire departments after rules and regulations have been adopted by the governing bodies of their respective municipalities.
In addition to all powers and duties provided by law, the civil service commissions for police and fire departments of cities of the first and second class shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the political activities of fire department and police department personnel.
The city council or board shall from time to time fix the number of employees and the salaries to be drawn by each rank in the fire and police departments of its respective cities.
(a) The secretary of the commission shall file with the treasurer or disbursing officer of his or her city a certificate of those entitled to compensation from the city under this chapter. (b) No compensation shall be allowed to any member of the police or fire departments of the affected cities unless his or her […]
All examinations provided for in this chapter shall be fair and impartial and such as to test the qualification of the applicants for the particular service and position to be filled.
In the case of a vacancy in a position requiring peculiar or exceptional qualifications of a scientific, professional, or expert character, upon satisfactory evidence that competition is impracticable and that the position can best be filled by the selection of some person designated who is of recognized attainment, the board may suspend by a majority […]
(a) (1) No civil service employee shall be discharged, reduced in rank or compensation, or suspended for three (3) or more days without being notified in writing of the discharge, reduction in rank or compensation, or the suspension for three (3) or more days and its cause. (2) In case of suspension, discharge, or reduction, […]
In the event that it shall be necessary to reduce the personnel of any department affected by this chapter, reduction shall be done from the lowest rank, seniority having priority.
No person in any department affected by this chapter shall be transferred from one department to another.
No person in any department affected by this chapter shall be appointed, reduced, suspended, discharged, or otherwise discriminated against because of his or her political opinion or affiliation.
