Section 44.04 — Personnel Board.
44.04 PERSONNEL BOARD. Subdivision 1. Appointment, terms, oath. Within 30 days after the effective date of the merit system ordinance in any municipality, a personnel board shall be appointed. Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3, the board shall consist of three members and be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the […]
Section 44.05 — Positions; Graded, Classified.
44.05 POSITIONS; GRADED, CLASSIFIED. The board shall, as soon as practicable after its appointment and organization and after consultation with appointing authorities and principal supervisory officials, grade and classify all positions in the classified service according to the duties and responsibilities of each position and appropriate lines of promotion and it shall allocate each position […]
Section 44.06 — Appointments, Promotions.
44.06 APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS. Subdivision 1. Competitive examinations. Every appointment or promotion to a position in the classified service shall be made after a competitive examination given by the board or under its direction as provided in section 44.07. Subd. 2. Lists of eligibles. The board shall, as the need arises, prepare and maintain lists of […]
Section 44.07 — Examinations.
44.07 EXAMINATIONS. Subdivision 1. Requirements. Every examination shall be impartial, fair, and designed only to test the relative qualification and fitness of applicants to discharge the duties of the particular position for which it is designed. No questions in any examination shall relate to the political or religious convictions or affiliations of the applicant. All […]
Section 44.08 — Permanent Employees, Dismissal, Suspension.
44.08 PERMANENT EMPLOYEES, DISMISSAL, SUSPENSION. Subdivision 1. Just cause; notice, charges filed. No permanent employee in the classified service shall be dismissed or suspended without pay for more than 30 days, except for just cause, which shall not be religious, racial, or political. No such action shall be taken except after the employee has been […]
Section 44.09 — Appeals.
44.09 APPEALS. Subdivision 1. Notice. The employee or the appointing authority may appeal to the district court from an order of the board concerning the employee’s dismissal or suspension without pay for more than 30 days by serving written notice of the appeal upon the secretary of the board within ten days after receiving written […]