Section 45-8A-71 – Applicability.
Section 45-8A-71 Applicability. This part shall apply only in the City of Jacksonville in Calhoun County. (Act 93-558, p. 917, §1.)
Section 45-8A-71.01 – Definitions.
Section 45-8A-71.01 Definitions. As used in this part, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. The mayor or city council, and in the case of a separate board or instrumentality, the governing body or individual designated by the governing body in writing to the board. (2) BOARD. The civil service board […]
Section 45-8A-71.02 – Exemptions.
Section 45-8A-71.02 Exemptions. This part shall apply to all officers and employees in the service of the city or any board, agency, or instrumentality thereof except the following: (1) Elective officers. (2) Members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees. (3) All employees of the city board of education engaged in the profession of teaching or […]
Section 45-8A-71.03 – Government by Civil Service Rules and Regulations; Employment; Removal for Cause.
Section 45-8A-71.03 Government by civil service rules and regulations; employment; removal for cause. All employees of the city shall be governed by civil service rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this part and administered by the civil service board created in Section 45-8A-71.04. Present employees shall remain in their respective employments during good behavior; but […]
Section 45-8A-71.04 – Civil Service Board – Creation; Membership.
Section 45-8A-71.04 Civil service board – Creation; membership. (a) There is created the Civil Service Board of the City of Jacksonville, which shall be composed of five members appointed by the state senator and state representative who represent the city in the Legislature from a list of three nominees for each position on the board […]
Section 45-8A-71.05 – Civil Service Board – Compensation; Clerical Assistance and Legal Counsel.
Section 45-8A-71.05 Civil service board – Compensation; clerical assistance and legal counsel. (a)(1) The chair of the board serving in that position before June 1, 2017, shall be paid one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per month, the vice chair serving in that position before June 1, 2017, shall be paid one hundred ten dollars ($110) […]
Section 45-8A-71.06 – Civil Service Board – Meetings.
Section 45-8A-71.06 Civil service board – Meetings. The board shall fix the times for its regular meetings, and it shall hold at least one regular meeting each month. The board may also hold special, adjourned, or called meetings at any time. Members of the board serving before June 1, 2017, who are in attendance at […]
Section 45-8A-71.07 – Civil Service Board – Minutes of Meetings; Records.
Section 45-8A-71.07 Civil service board – Minutes of meetings; records. The board shall keep minutes of its meetings and a record of all business transacted by it. The records, except those the rules of the board required to be held confidential for reasons of public policy, shall be open for inspection by any resident of […]
Section 45-8A-71.08 – Civil Service Board – Rules and Regulations; Powers and Duties.
Section 45-8A-71.08 Civil service board – Rules and regulations; powers and duties. (a) The board may make rules and regulations governing examinations, eligible registers, appointments, transfers, minimum and maximum salaries, promotions, demotions, annual and sick leave, and merit raises. Any action taken by the board affecting a rule or regulation relating to transfers, minimum and […]
Section 45-8A-71.09 – Civil Service Board – Salaries for Employees.
Section 45-8A-71.09 Civil service board – Salaries for employees. The salary to be paid each subordinate employee shall be determined by his or her appointing authority; and the salary to be paid each department head employee shall be determined by the city governing body. The salary paid to each department head and each subordinate employee […]
Section 45-8A-71.10 – Civil Service Board – Register of Persons Eligible; Examinations; Vacancies.
Section 45-8A-71.10 Civil service board – Register of persons eligible; examinations; vacancies. The board shall make and keep a register of all persons eligible and available for appointment to each class of position in the service of the city. No examination shall be given and no register kept for positions to be filled by persons […]
Section 45-8A-71.11 – Civil Service Board – Vacancies in Positions; Appointment From Eligible Register.
Section 45-8A-71.11 Civil service board – Vacancies in positions; appointment from eligible register. Whenever a vacancy exists in any position in the service of the city, it shall be filled by appointment of a person on the appropriate eligible register of the board. The vacancy may be filled from the eligible qualified applicants which are […]
Section 45-8A-71.12 – Suspension of Employees; Hearings.
Section 45-8A-71.12 Suspension of employees; hearings. The appointing authority may suspend an employee for any personal misconduct or fact affecting or concerning his or her fitness or ability to perform his or her duties in the public interest. In the event an employee is suspended for more than 30 work days in any one year, […]
Section 45-8A-71.13 – Employees, Officers, or Officials Removed, Discharged, or Demoted; Proceedings; Appeals.
Section 45-8A-71.13 Employees, officers, or officials removed, discharged, or demoted; proceedings; appeals. (a) The governing body of the city may remove, discharge, or demote any employee, officer, or official of the city who is subject to this part and who is directly under the governing body, provided that within five working days a report in […]
Section 45-8A-71.14 – Civil Service Board – Annual Budget.
Section 45-8A-71.14 Civil service board – Annual budget. The board shall receive from the city governing body an annual budget of at least twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per year. The funds shall be allocated pursuant to the same budgetary process as is applicable to other city departments. The funds shall be accounted for in the […]
Section 45-8A-71.15 – Violations.
Section 45-8A-71.15 Violations. Any person in the service of the city by appointment under civil service rules or regulations who willfully violates this part, or any rule or regulation issued pursuant to this part shall be dismissed from service and shall not be reappointed. (Act 93-558, p. 917, §16; Act 2017-83, §1.)
Section 45-8A-71.16 – Penalties.
Section 45-8A-71.16 Penalties. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this part shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Act 93-558, p. 917, §17.)
Section 45-8A-72 – Alcoholic Beverages Regulated.
Section 45-8A-72 Alcoholic beverages regulated. (a) This section only applies to the City of Jacksonville in Calhoun County. (b) Alcoholic beverages may be sold each day of the week for on-premises consumption by retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in the City of Jacksonville if approved by a majority vote of the governing […]