§ 12.06. Civil service rules and amendments.  


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  • At the direction of the mayor, or on his or her own initiative, the director of human resources shall prepare personnel rules for review and adoption by the council. The rules shall deal with all matters necessary to the administration of the city's personnel system on a merit basis. The council may by resolution adopt any or all of such rules with or without amendment or they may initiate their own proposed rules. Such rules or amendments which are approved by the council shall be submitted within five (5) days of their passage to the civil service commission for their approval or rejection. Within ten (10) business days, the civil service commission shall either approve and sign the measure or shall return it to the council with a communication in writing stating their disapproval and the reason therefor. If the commission neither signs nor vetoes the measure within ten (10) business days, it shall be deemed approved. Any such measure which is vetoed by the civil service commission may be reconsidered by the council and shall become law if passed by an affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of the council within thirty (30) days of the veto. Any such measure which has been reconsidered by the council and repassed shall be deemed approved.

(C.F. No. 06-1026, § 1, 12-13-06)

Editor's note

Section 12.06 amended by Ord. No. 16213, C.F. 268534, adopted by city council March 24, 1977, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 410.12; further amended by Ord. No. 17202, see editor's note to this chapter.