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finance amending Ordinance No. 3250, entitled:
"An administrative ordinance relating to the Civil
Service Bureau of the City of Saint Paul, approving and
adopting rules and regulations therefor,"
approved August 20, 1914, as amended. This is
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 3250, approved August 20, 19140
as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by striking out
of Section 31 the words'.
"or pending investigation of the actions or conduct of any
employee which may result in a cause for discharge or
'reduction, ".
Section 2. That said ordinance, as amended, be and the same is
hereby further amended by striking out of Section 32, subsection A;
and, by substituting in lieu thereof the following:
"Section 32. DISCHARGE AND REDUCTION- -
A 1 There is hereby created a Civil Service Board of Review for the
purpose of conducting, upon request, hearings in cases of
reduction or discharge of employees in the Classified Service.
The members of such Board shall be appointed by the Mayor,
i subject to the approval of the Council. The first Board shall
be appointed not later than thirty days after this amendment
takes effect. One member shall be appointed for a term of
two years, one member for a term of four years, and one member
for a term of six years. All of said members shall hold their
offices until their successors are appointed. Thereafter and
within ten days before the expiration of the term of any member,
the Mayor shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Council,
a member of said Board whose term of office shall be for six
years. Each member of said Board shall be President thereof
during the last two years of the term for which he was appointed.
The terms of the members of said Board shall end on June 30 of the
last year of their terms. Any vacancy in the membership of said
Board for any cause shall be filled within ten days after such
vacancy occurs, in the manner specified for the appointment of '
members of said Board, such vacancy to be filled for the unexpired
.term of the member. If any member of the Board, after having
been notified of a hearing date, is unable to attend said hearing,
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Dalglish
Holland
Meredith
Peterson
Tedesco
Mr President (B rne)
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he shall forthwith notify the Mayor, who shall within 5 days,
nominate an alternate member, subject to the approval of the
Council, to sit on such hearing board with the same powers '
as the regular.members. No person shall serve as a member
of the Board at any time while holding any public office;
or while standing as a candidate''fnr any public office, Notary f
Public excepted; or while holding public employment; or while
serving as a paid officer or employee of any political party
or any employee organization. The Chief Civil Service Examiner-
shall act as Secretary of the Board. The Board shall receive
such compensation for personal expense incurred in connection
with such service as'the Council shall approve.
2 The Bbard shall conduct its hearings informally and impartially,.
in such manner as it deems best calculated to arrive at the ,:•�:�
correctness of the charges-preferred,, and without regard to any t,
technical rules of procedure or evidence. Meetings of the Board
shall be held only when necessary to hear cases,.as provided in y
;,. this section. Meetings of the Board shall be called by the
Secretary when a request has been made for a hearing under this ,
Section, or when required by the Veterans' Preference Act of
the State of Minnesota..
3 When an appointing officer has,good reason to believe that
any regular employee in the Classified Service, under his
jurisdiction, has given cause "for his reduction, either in
rank and /or compensation, provided such reduction could be made
in accordance with the Civil-Service Rules, or for his discharge
from service, he shall notify said employee, in writing, served .
personally or through the mails, at his last known address,
setting forth the charges against him. A'.dopy of this communication
shall, at the.same time, be filed with the Civil Service Commissioner.
Within five days from the date of the mailing to him, at his
last known 'address.. or the serving upon him of such notice,
the employee may request, in writing, that he be given a hearing
before the Board-.
4 In the event the.emplo.yee desires a•hearing before the Board,
the Secretary of the Board shall,, within'ten days of the demand
for hearing, set a date for such hearing. The decision of the
Board shall be by a majority vote.. The appointing officer
having jurisdiction over such erimployee shall. be served with
a copy of the order of the Board, and shall-take such action
as the Board directs. The Board shall have the power, after
having heard whatever evidence it deems sufficient, to act r
as follows: „
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(a) Discharge the employee from service in the city in the
Classified Service.
(b) Reduce the employee in rank and /or compensation, provided
such reduction could bemade in accordance with the Civil
Service Rules. -
(c) Suspend the employee, provided such suspension could be
made in accordance with the Civil Service Rules.
(d) Reduce and suspend said employee.
(e) If the evidence does not support the action of the appointing
officer, the employee may be reinstated, and the Board may
order that the employee be paid his salary for any part
of or for all of the time that he was relieved of his duties.
5 Service of the order upon the employee shall constitute his
discharge, reduction, reduction of punishment, or exoneration,
as the case may be. If the employee charged fails to appear
• before said Board, or if he has not requested a hearing as
prescribed in this section, the appointing officer shall remove
or reduce, as the case may be, said employee. -The decision
in;any case, under this section, shall be in writing and shall
be.served and filed in the same manner as the charges-are served
and filed. The charges and order of the appointing officer or
of the Board of Review, as the case may be, shall be preserved
;.as public record by the Civil Service Commissioner.
6 Upon notice from the President or Secretary of the Board,
it shall be the duty of any officer or employee of the City of
Saint Paul to appear as a witness at any hearing before the
Board, and to produce such books or_ papers as the Board may
require. The Board shall have the power to subpoena witnesses
and administer oaths.
7 After the serving upon him of charges, any employee in the
Classified Service may resign his position, and unless he is
guilty of crime or misdemeanor, no further proceedings shall
be -taken in the case."
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3. 30 days
Section 4r. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force /from
and after its passage, approval and publication. :
DEC 161966'
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December 301966
Hon 'Thomas R. Byrne. _
Mayor --
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Attached-ia an ordinance passed by Counc ending Ord. No.,3250,
pertaining to,,the Civil Service•Bur an ending Sections -31 and. --
32.,:portaining to Discharge and Reduc T -
We call your attention to men t t the Mayor appoint -a
" -Board of Review not later an 30 d aft e he amendment takes
_effect. The ordinance, _b ones effec a January -23, 1967.
Very truly yours.,
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