Section 400.30 – Penalty.
400.30 Penalty. The provisions of this chapter shall be strictly carried out by each person or body having powers or duties thereunder, and any act or failure to act tending to avoid or defeat the purposes of such provisions is hereby prohibited and shall be a simple misdemeanor. [C39, §5713.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, […]
Section 400.31 – Waterworks employees.
400.31 Waterworks employees. In cities where the board of waterworks trustees has adopted a resolution placing its employees under this chapter as to civil service, the civil service commission acting under this chapter has charge of the civil service procedure as to those employees and this chapter applies. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, […]
Section 400.23 – Time and place of hearing.
400.23 Time and place of hearing. Within ten days after such specifications are filed, the commission shall fix the time, which shall be not less than five nor more than twenty days thereafter, and place for hearing the appeal and shall notify the parties in writing of the time and place so fixed, and the […]
Section 400.24 – Oaths — books and papers.
400.24 Oaths — books and papers. The presiding officer of the commission or the council, as the case may be, shall have power to administer oaths in the same manner and with like effect and under the same penalties as in the case of magistrates exercising criminal or civil jurisdiction. The council or commission shall […]
Section 400.25 – Contempt.
400.25 Contempt. In case a witness is duly subpoenaed and refuses to attend, or in case a witness appears and refuses to testify or to produce required books or papers, the official body hearing the appeal shall, in writing, report such refusal to the district court of the county, and said court shall proceed with […]
Section 400.10 – Veterans preferences.
400.10 Veterans preferences. 1. In all examinations and appointments under this chapter, other than promotions and appointments of chief of the police department and chief of the fire department, veterans who are citizens and residents of the United States, shall have five percentage points added to the veteran’s grade or score attained in qualifying examinations […]
Section 400.26 – Public trial.
400.26 Public trial. The trial of all appeals shall be public, and the parties may be represented by counsel or by the parties’ authorized collective bargaining representative. [SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5710; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.26; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.26] 2009 Acts, ch 111, §7
Section 400.11 – Names certified — temporary appointment.
400.11 Names certified — temporary appointment. 1. a. The commission, within one hundred eighty days after the beginning of each competitive examination for original appointment, shall certify to the city council a list of the names of forty persons, or a lesser number as determined by the commission, who qualify with the highest standing as […]
Section 400.27 – Jurisdiction — attorney — appeal.
400.27 Jurisdiction — attorney — appeal. 1. The civil service commission has jurisdiction to hear and determine matters involving the rights of civil service employees under this chapter, and may affirm, modify, or reverse any case on its merits. 2. The city attorney or solicitor shall be the attorney for the commission or when requested […]
Section 400.12 – Seniority — extinguishment — reestablishment.
400.12 Seniority — extinguishment — reestablishment. 1. For the purpose of determining the seniority rights of civil service employees, seniority shall be computed, beginning with the date of appointment to or employment in any positions for which they were certified or otherwise qualified and established as provided in this chapter, but shall not include any […]