The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 6, 1937, Page 3

| Proposal to Place Bis Municipal Civil Service Stimulates Interest in Administrative Machinery Tribune Presents Factual ‘Ana- Pay lysis of Ordinance City Is, Considering Nothing in the recent history ‘of has provoked as much in-|. Bismarck terest as the proposal to place city employes under civil ‘service, before the city commission. The prints a factual an- alysis of the proposed ordinance, sec- tion by section. by 5 Section 1— Purpose. To increase efficiency, promote fair treatment of city employes, provide appointment and promotion on the basis of merit. Section 2. Definition of terms used in ordinance. For example “Alloca- tion” is defined to mean “the 5 eating of charges, by four-fifths vote of city commission. Appointment is: “by the city commis- sion” for terms of one, three and four years, Section: 4. Organization and Duties. Must ‘meet within 15-days after ap- pointment: and once a month there- after. Must submit within 60 days’ recommendations to‘city commission on rules and. regulations for carrying cut the provisions. of the ordinance “and recomimendations for the en- gaging of technical services as pro- ‘vided for under Section 6.” - Must also recommend classifica- tion plan within 60.days. This may be amended at any time. Provides for th} hearing .of views of employes as to) the duties, authority and responsibill-. ties exercised or inherent therein and guishing such as class title, duties performed, minimum qualifications required and salary schedules applicable thereto.” “Classification means the process of studying the duties, authority and responsibilities of each. position in the city classified service and, on an ap- praisal of the duties, authority and Tesponsibilities, grouping positions which are substantially similar in these respects into classes. Commission of 3 Section 3. Creates civil service com- mission of three, sets forth their qualifications—one is that they must not hold any position in a political organization—or have held such pdsi- tion within a year preceding appoint- Now You Can Wear FALSE TEETH Without Embarrassment 1k, laugh or sneeze, without teeth dropping or slip- ETH holds them firmly all day. This n ec. Makes P! . Get FASTEETH today at any good drug 8 coepk: Ro substitute.—Adver- n their proper classification..City com- mission ‘must. approve plan and “al- locate the positions to classes.” Becommend Salary Plan Must. recommend salary plan for employes, ‘together with rules for. its administration, salary plan to follow study of salaries paid elsewhere. Min- la} are prov’ each grade or. classification. y “Must establish re-employment lists forthe various classes of positions, containing the names of persons who have previously been in the city serv- ice- whose performance, work habtis' ‘and: coriduct have been satisfactory ‘and. who -are eligible to appointment, when vacant positions are to be filled. The-order in which names are -on the re-employment list pgs class shall be prescribed by rule.” Must conduct competitive examin- ations to determine “relative fitness” of those “eligible” for promotion higher positions or for entrance to the city classified sevrice.” Requires that public notice be given of all tests 15 Gays before they are held. ‘ lemonstra- tion of skill or any combination of! ti seni We, Spa element » experience, aptitude, knowledge, character, per- sonality, skill, physical fitness or other qualification.” Analyze Tests ‘Tests shall be statistically analyzed and employment lists may be “ex- tended” on.action of the civil service commission. When a vacancy occurs it shall be filled “either by certifica- tion from a re-employment or an employment list, reinstatement under the provisions of this act, temporary appointment, emergency appointment, transfer or demotion.” When a vacancy occurs the “ap- pointing authority” submits to the Civil Service commission a statement of the duties to be performed and the necessary qualifications and the com- mission certifies the names of the “three on the appro- Propriations” to meet the expenses of the civil service commission and au- thorizes the commission to “enter into contracts with the governing boards of other municipalities within this state, or their authorized agents or sentatives, for the conduct of com- petitive examinations to ascertain the fitness of applicams . . . and for the performance of any other service in connection with personnel selection and administration. Lists Duties The duty of “such other munici- pality or its agent shall” include: At- tend meetings on request, aésist in preparing rules and regulations to ing tests to determine their fitness to perform satisfactorily the duties of their positions.” 1 failure . . . ” Such employes may, however, be transferred to positions for which they are qualified. All who pass the examination shall pe cortiied toe ee “Officials and employes holding of- fices or positions in the city classified service for a period of more than year immediately preceding tion of this shall be deem to be holding such positions under provisions of this ordinance and to automatically under civil service subject to all the provisions of dinance.” or Dismissal by Notice copy B Section 9. Suspension, demotion and dismissal. Any appointee may be released by the appointing authority within one month but only with the highest persons priate list who are willing to accept carry out the provisions of the ordin-jccnsent of the commission. There. the appointment.” One of the three ance, assist in establishing rosters of after he may be released by the ap- must be named by the appointing/employes and for employment; assist | pointing authority upon the serving of authority within 10 days, Further is made that re- employment lists get preference, “an appropriate employment list esta- blished from a promotion test is sec- ond and a list based on an entrance test is third. Probation periods of not Jess than ‘six m@ths are provided for new appointees before their ap- pointments become permanent. aa fails of peters aria? drop- al ent it is ped from the list. Gives Rules Temporary appointments may be made only when the number of names On the list falls below three and hold only until a list can be established. Rules for transfer trom one posi- tion to another, for hours of in making rules and similar advisory service. Section 7. Unclassified Service and Classified Service. “The unclassified service shall comprise offices and posi- elective city officials. “(b) The city manager. “(c) Members of boards, com- mittees and commissions. “(d) Part-time employes and officials paid on a fee or per diem “(e) Common Laborers.” “The classified service shall com- including offices and positions in city- owned utilities, whether existing or hereafter created, and the provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all such offices and positions.” (Section 7 is printed in full without, deletion. It shows to whom the pro- posed ordinance would apply.) “Section 8. Status of officials and employes holding positions when this » ordinance takes effect. of ways to co-ordinate the city’s work also are provided for in this part of the ordin- ance, Section 5—Must keep proper records and make annual report. Section 6—Requires the city com- mission to “make adequate annual ap- Provides for Tests “Officials and employes who on the date when this ordinance takes effect have held offices or positions in the city classified service for a period of Yeas than one year immediately pre- ceding the adoption of the ordinance shall, within — days be given qualify- written notice stating the reasons therefore, without the consent of the commission. _ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1937 marck Under cause of his political or religious opin- fons or affiliations.” This section also bans fraud in examinations or ratings, bans city commissioners from appointment to the classified service while in office; forbids the payment of money in con- with soliciting any assessment, sub- ac or contribution for any po \tical party or political purpose what- be members of political clubs and or- ganizations, attend political meetings. to be free from all influence in voting end to be candidates for or accept ap- pointment to public office. - Section 13. Penalties, Provides fine of $10 to $100 and not more than 90 Gays in jail, or both fine and imprison- ment, for any violation. Persons con- victed of such misdemeanors shall be Ineligible to city appointments for five years and, if an employe when con- victed, shall be summarily dismissed. Section 14, Makes rest of ordinance valid if any section or part should be “Any official or employe in the city | classified service who has completea the probationary period may be sus- sppointing having authority to appoint a succes- sor,” provided written notice is given him. The person affected may then appeal to the civil service commission for a hearing. Decision of the com- tuission, after hearing, is binding upon inting authority except that not inflict a greater penaity than that ordered by him. commission and not subject to review by any ccurt, except as to correctness of pro- cedure followed.’ Provides for Lay-offs Section 10, Provides that employes may be laid off when necessary be- cause of “a material change in duties Os tion or shortage of work cr funds.” Names of such persons, if in good standing, will go on the re- employment list. Section 11. Requires city disbursing Officer to have certificate showing employe was approved by Civil Serv- ice commission before paying him. Section 12. “No person in the city classified service or seeking admission thereto shall be appointed, promoted, Cemoted, dismissed or in any way favored or discriminated against be- teke effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval and pub- lication of the penalty clause.” MAY SUE BONDSMEN IN ENFORCING LAW Regulatory Department Could Sue to Recover,on Un- stamped Cigarettes Early application of a previously untried method of enforcing North Dakota's Gerlach received @ verbal opinion from the attorney general's office that tne regulatory department has a legal choice of arresting violators or suing companies will doubtless result in a closer surveillance of dealers’ applica- tions by the bonding firms,” Gerlach PLAN BIG EXHIBIT POR POULTRY SHOW Coops for 300 Exhibitors Planned for State Event at Valley City Dec. 13 Valley City, N. D. 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