Section 420.12 — Charges To Be Filed; Trial.
420.12 CHARGES TO BE FILED; TRIAL. Charges of inefficiency or misconduct may be filed with the secretary of the commission by a superior officer or by the appointing authority, and thereupon the commission shall try the charges after not less than ten days’ written notice to the accused. Such notice shall set forth the charges […]
Section 420.13 — Suspension Or Removal.
420.13 SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL. An employee who, after investigation and trial by the civil service commission, is found guilty of inefficiency, breach of duty, or misconduct, may be removed, reduced, or suspended. The employee’s name also may be stricken from the service register. If the board determines that the charges are not sustained, the accused, […]
Section 420.14 — Commission, When Abolished.
420.14 COMMISSION, WHEN ABOLISHED. Any firefighter’s civil service commission hereafter created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, except where such civil service commission has been continuously in operation for eight years or more, may be discontinued and abolished as follows: A petition signed by 25 percent of the number of legal voters voting at […]
Section 420.15 — Elections.
420.15 ELECTIONS. When such petition is filed the governing body of such city shall cause the question to be submitted to the voters at the first following general municipal election. Such commission shall be deemed to be abolished if two-thirds of the votes cast in the election be in favor of such abolishment; and the […]
Section 420.16 — Certain Acts Misdemeanors.
420.16 CERTAIN ACTS MISDEMEANORS. An applicant for examination, appointment, or promotion in the fire prevention service of the city who shall, either directly or indirectly, give, render, or pay or promote to give, render, or pay any money, service, or other thing to any person for or on account of or in connection with the […]
Section 420.20 — Prohibition Of Service By Minors As Volunteer Firefighters.
420.20 PROHIBITION OF SERVICE BY MINORS AS VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. It is unlawful for any municipality or independent nonprofit firefighting corporation to employ a minor to serve as a firefighter or to permit a minor to serve in any capacity performing any firefighting duties with a fire department, except for members of a youth, civic, or […]
Section 420.07 — Rules For Fire Department Service.
420.07 RULES FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICE. The commission shall adopt rules to promote efficiency in the fire department service and to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The rules must provide among other things for: (1) the classification of all offices and employments in the fire department; (2) public competitive examinations to test the […]
Section 420.08 — Removal Or Discharge.
420.08 REMOVAL OR DISCHARGE. No officer or employee after six months’ continuous employment shall be removed or discharged except for cause, upon written charges and after an opportunity to be heard in defense of the charges as in this chapter hereinafter provided. Such charges shall be investigated by or before such civil service commission. The […]
Section 420.09 — Employees Graded.
420.09 EMPLOYEES GRADED. The commission shall ascertain the duties of each office, position, and employment in the fire protection service of such city and designate by rule as well as may be practicable the grade of each office, employment, or position. The commission shall prescribe standards of fitness and efficiency for each office, position, and […]
Section 420.10 — Examinations; Examiners.
420.10 EXAMINATIONS; EXAMINERS. All examinations shall be impartial, fair and practical and designed only to test the relative qualifications and fitness of applicants to discharge the duties of the particular employment which they seek to fill. No question in any examination shall relate to the political or religious convictions or affiliations of the applicant. All […]