Section 45-8A-112 – Applicability.
Section 45-8A-112 Applicability. This part shall apply only in the City of Oxford in Calhoun County, Cleburne County, and Talladega County. (Acts 1975, No. 963, p. 1996, §1; Act 2015-336, §1.)
Section 45-8A-112.01 – Definitions.
Section 45-8A-112.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. In the case of the employees in the offices of the elected officers of the city, the elected officers. In the case of all other city employees, the mayor. (2) BOARD. The Civil Service Board […]
Section 45-8A-112.02 – Exemptions.
Section 45-8A-112.02 Exemptions. This part shall apply to all officers and employees in the service of the city, or any board, agency, or instrumentality of the city, except any of the following: (a) Elective officers. (b) Members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees. (c) All employees of the city board of education. (d) Attorneys, physicians, […]
Section 45-8A-112.03 – Employees Governed by Civil Service Rules and Regulations.
Section 45-8A-112.03 Employees governed by civil service rules and regulations. All employees of the city shall be governed by civil service rules and regulations prescribed in or promulgated pursuant to this part and administered by a civil service board created under Section 45-8A-112.04. Present employees shall remain in their respective employments during good behavior; but […]
Section 45-8A-112.04 – Civil Service Board – Appointment; Oaths, Vacancies, and Officers.
Section 45-8A-112.04 Civil Service Board – Appointment; oaths, vacancies, and officers. (a) The Civil Service Board of the City of Oxford is created. The board shall be composed of five members appointed by the members of the Legislature who represent the City of Oxford or any portion thereof. Appointees shall serve for terms of one […]
Section 45-8A-112.05 – Civil Service Board – Compensation; Clerical Assistants and Legal Counsel.
Section 45-8A-112.05 Civil Service Board – Compensation; clerical assistants and legal counsel. Each member of the board and the chair of the board shall be paid two hundred dollars ($200) per month by the City of Oxford. The board may appoint clerical assistance and engage legal counsel of its own choice, except that for the […]
Section 45-8A-112.06 – Civil Service Board – Meetings; Quorum.
Section 45-8A-112.06 Civil Service Board – Meetings; quorum. The board shall fix the times for its regular meetings. The board may hold special meetings, adjourn meetings, or call meetings at any time. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All meetings of the board shall […]
Section 45-8A-112.07 – Civil Service Board – Minutes and Records of Business.
Section 45-8A-112.07 Civil Service Board – Minutes and records of business. The board shall keep minutes of its meetings and a record of all business transacted by the board. All records of the board, except those records the rules of the board require to be held confidential for reasons of public policy, shall be open […]
Section 45-8A-112.08 – Civil Service Board – Rules and Regulations.
Section 45-8A-112.08 Civil Service Board – Rules and regulations. (a) The board shall have power to make rules and regulations governing examinations, eligible rosters, appointments, transfers, salaries, promotions, demotions, annual and sick leave, performance assessments, and any other matters as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this part. A rule or regulation may […]
Section 45-8A-112.09 – Salaries.
Section 45-8A-112.09 Salaries. The salary to be paid each subordinate employee and department head shall be determined by his or her appointing authority. In every case the salary paid shall be within the minimum and maximum salary range established by the board. It shall be unlawful for any official or employee to draw or issue […]
Section 45-8A-112.10 – Register of Persons Eligible and Available for Appointment.
Section 45-8A-112.10 Register of persons eligible and available for appointment. The board shall make and keep a roster of all persons eligible and available for appointment to each class of positions in the service of the city, ranked according to ability, except that no examination shall be given and no roster kept for positions to […]
Section 45-8A-112.11 – Vacancies; Appropriate Eligible Register; Probationary Appointments.
Section 45-8A-112.11 Vacancies; appropriate eligible register; probationary appointments. Whenever a vacancy exists in any position in the service of the city, with the exception of common laborers, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of one of the six persons who ranks highest on the appropriate eligible roster of the board or by transfer within […]
Section 45-8A-112.12 – Suspension of Employee; Hearing.
Section 45-8A-112.12 Suspension of employee; hearing. Any permanent employee subject to this part may be suspended by his or her department head for any personal misconduct, or fact, affecting or concerning his or her fitness or ability to perform his or her duties in the public interest. In the event an employee is suspended without […]
Section 45-8A-112.13 – Removal Discharge, or Demotion of Employee; Proceedings.
Section 45-8A-112.13 Removal discharge, or demotion of employee; proceedings. (a) Any permanent employee subject to this part may be removed, discharged, or demoted by his or her appointing authority, provided that within five days the appointing authority makes a report in writing of the action to the board, giving the reason for the removal, discharge, […]
Section 45-8A-112.14 – Political Activity.
Section 45-8A-112.14 Political activity. No employee shall assist any candidate for nomination or election to public office while on duty with the city. No employee shall receive any appointment or advancement because of his or her support of a candidate for office or a political party; nor shall he or she be dismissed, suspended, or […]
Section 45-8A-112.15 – Civil Service Board – Compensation and Expenses.
Section 45-8A-112.15 Civil Service Board – Compensation and expenses. The compensation and all other expenses of the board arising under this part shall be paid from funds of the city on the order of the board in the same manner as other city salaries and expenses are paid without the approval of the city governing […]
Section 45-8A-112.16 – Civil Service Appointees; Dismissals.
Section 45-8A-112.16 Civil service appointees; dismissals. Any person in the service of the city by appointment under civil service rules or regulations who wilfully violates this part, or any rule or regulation issued in pursuance thereof, shall be dismissed from employment with the city and may not be reappointed for two years. (Acts 1975, No. […]
Section 45-8A-112.17 – Violations.
Section 45-8A-112.17 Violations. Any person who violates this part shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Acts 1975, No. 963, p. 1996, §18; Act 2015-336, §1.)