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, […]
Section 420.05 — Members To Serve Without Pay.
420.05 MEMBERS TO SERVE WITHOUT PAY. Each commissioner shall serve without pay but the council may allow the secretary such compensation, not exceeding $100 per year, as it shall deem commensurate with the additional services rendered. The council shall pay from the municipal treasury all expenses incurred by the commission in connection with the performance […]
Section 419.09 — Examinations.
419.09 EXAMINATIONS. 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 applicants […]
Section 420.06 — Powers And Duties.
420.06 POWERS AND DUTIES. The commission shall have absolute control and supervision over the employment, promotion, discharge, and suspension of all officers and employees of the fire department of such city and these powers shall extend to and include the chief and assistant chief of such, and all inspectors, fire wardens, electricians, engineers, auto mechanics, […]
Section 419.10 — Notice Of Examinations; Creation Of Eligible Register; Removal And Additions.
419.10 NOTICE OF EXAMINATIONS; CREATION OF ELIGIBLE REGISTER; REMOVAL AND ADDITIONS. Subdivision 1. Notice of examinations. (a) Notice of the time, place, and scope of each examination shall be given by publication and posting as specified in section 419.06, and by mailing such notice to each applicant upon the appropriate list of the application register […]
Section 419.11 — Charges Filed With Secretary Of Commission.
419.11 CHARGES FILED WITH SECRETARY OF COMMISSION. 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 no less than ten days’ written notice to the accused. Such notice shall set forth the […]
Section 419.12 — Suspension And Removal; Reinstatement.
419.12 SUSPENSION AND REMOVAL; REINSTATEMENT. An employee who, after investigation and trial by 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, […]