All cities or towns organized under the general laws of this state which have paid fire departments are authorized to adopt civil service regulations pertaining to such departments in the following manner: The governing body may, and upon the petition of registered electors in number not less than fifteen percent of the last preceding vote […]
Immediately upon the adoption of the merit system under civil service regulations, the governing body shall appoint three persons as civil service commissioners who shall be known and designated as the board of civil service commissioners or board of public safety to serve for six years, four years, and two years, respectively, from the date […]
Appointments and employment in and promotion to said fire department and said classified civil service shall be made according to merit and fitness, to be ascertained by competitive tests of competency except as provided in section 31-30-206. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1214, § 1, effective July 1. Editor’s note: This section is […]
The classified civil service of the said city or town shall comprise all members of the fire department. Persons in the classified civil service shall hold their respective positions and be graded according to their competency, which shall be the same for all persons having like duty; except that the members of any paid fire […]
The making or enforcement of rules to carry out the purpose of the classified civil service of such city or town, the alteration and discharge of such rules, the conducting of all competitive tests and determination of all removals or discharge cases, and the standardization in such classified civil service shall be vested in the […]
All persons holding regular positions in the classified civil service, as defined by this part 2, at the time of the adoption of the civil service provision, as provided in this part 2, shall retain their respective positions without examination or further appointment. In all other respects said persons shall be subject to the provisions […]
It is the duty of the commission to investigate alleged breaches of this part 2 and its rules, and in the course of such investigations they, or any of them, may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the testimony of witnesses and production of books, papers, and records relative to such inquiry, and it is […]
Every applicant for examination shall pay the commission a fee of one dollar for the purpose of defraying the expenses of conducting such examination. All moneys received or collected by the commission shall be paid into the municipal treasury and shall be placed by the treasurer in a separate fund to the credit of the […]
The commission has the power to make and enforce all rules and regulations, which rules and regulations shall be printed for distribution. No rule shall become effective until five days after publication of the same in some newspaper in said city or town. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1216, § 1, effective July […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until November 11, 2021. ] Applicants for appointment shall be citizens of the United States and reside in the city and county of such municipality for one year next preceding the date of their application. All examinations shall be impartial and only relate to the […]
