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 420.01 — Creation.
420.01 CREATION. There may be created in every city, except cities of the first class, and in statutory cities having a population of 2,000 or more, and having a fire department consisting of two or more regularly employed and paid firefighters, a firefighter’s civil service commission with powers and duties as hereinafter provided. History: (1933-23) […]
Section 420.02 — Adoption Of Accepting Ordinance.
420.02 ADOPTION OF ACCEPTING ORDINANCE. Any city or statutory city in the class mentioned in section 420.01 which may wish to avail itself of the provisions of this chapter, shall do so by an ordinance expressly accepting the provisions hereof. The ordinance shall be adopted in the same manner as other nonemergency ordinances, but at […]
Section 419.07 — Officers Discharged Only After Hearing.
419.07 OFFICERS DISCHARGED ONLY AFTER HEARING. No officer or employee other than a peace officer, 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. No newly appointed peace officer after […]
Section 420.03 — Membership; Duties; Terms.
420.03 MEMBERSHIP; DUTIES; TERMS. Except in a city having a combined police and firefighters’ civil service commission, the commission shall consist of three members who are citizens of the state and resident of such city, and shall be appointed by the council of the city, and when first created one commissioner shall be appointed for […]
Section 419.075 — Merit System Municipalities, Discharge Of Peace Officers.
419.075 MERIT SYSTEM MUNICIPALITIES, DISCHARGE OF PEACE OFFICERS. Subdivision 1. Application. This section applies to any city, county, town or other political subdivision which has adopted a formal merit system under any provision of law or home rule charter. Subd. 2. Officers discharged after hearing. No newly appointed peace officer, after satisfactory completion of the […]
Section 420.04 — Meetings.
420.04 MEETINGS. The commission shall first meet immediately after its appointment and select from its members a secretary who shall serve until a successor is elected. The commission shall, from time to time, fix the times of its meetings, and adopt, amend, and alter rules for its procedure. All records must be kept at the […]
Section 419.08 — Rules And Standards.
419.08 RULES AND STANDARDS. The commission shall ascertain the duties of each office, position, and employment in the police 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, […]