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, […]
Section 419.13 — Certain Acts A Misdemeanor.
419.13 CERTAIN ACTS A MISDEMEANOR. An applicant for examination, appointment or promotion in the police department service of the city who shall, either directly or indirectly, give, render, or pay or promise to give, render, or pay any money, service or other thing to any person, for or on account of or in connection with […]
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, […]
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 […]