Section 419.16 — Abolition Of Commission.
419.16 ABOLITION OF COMMISSION. A police civil service commission created under this chapter may be abolished as follows: (1) by the voters in accordance with section 419.17; or (2) by a unanimous vote of the city council. Abolition by the voters shall be initiated by a petition signed by at least 25 percent of the […]
Section 419.17 — Abolition Submitted To Voters.
419.17 ABOLITION SUBMITTED TO VOTERS. When a petition is filed under section 419.16, the governing body of the city shall cause the question to be submitted to the voters at the first following general municipal election. The commission is abolished if two-thirds of the votes cast in the election are in favor of the abolishment, […]
Section 419.18 — Application.
419.18 APPLICATION. The provisions of sections 419.01 to 419.18 with reference to the abolition of civil service commission shall not apply and shall have no force or effect in any city in this state where a commission has already been created. History: (1933-63d) 1929 c 299; 1933 c 197 s 1; 1973 c 123 art […]
Section 419.04 — Commissioners To Serve Without Pay.
419.04 COMMISSIONERS 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 service rendered. The council shall pay from the municipal treasury all expenses incurred by the commission in connection with the performance […]
Section 419.05 — Duties Of Commission.
419.05 DUTIES OF COMMISSION. The commission shall have absolute control and supervision over the employment, promotion, discharge, and suspension of all officers and employees of the police department of such city and these powers shall extend to and include all members of the police department. The commission may not, however, prescribe any residency requirements for […]
Section 419.06 — Rules For Police Department.
419.06 RULES FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT. The commission shall adopt rules to promote efficiency in the police 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 police department; (2) public competitive examinations to test the relative […]
Section 419.01 — Establishment.
419.01 ESTABLISHMENT. There may be created in every city, except a city of the first class, a police civil service commission with powers and duties as provided in sections 419.01 to 419.18. Any such city which may wish to avail itself of the provisions thereof shall do so by an ordinance expressly accepting the provisions […]
Section 419.02 — Membership; Joint Police And Fire Commission.
419.02 MEMBERSHIP; JOINT POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION. Subdivision 1. Number, qualifications, limits. This commission shall consist of three members who are citizens of the state and residents of such city, and shall be appointed by the council of the city, and when first created one commissioner shall be appointed for the term of one year, […]
Section 419.03 — Meeting.
419.03 MEETING. The commission shall first meet immediately after its appointment and thereafter on the first Monday in February each year at which meetings it shall 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, […]