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The lieutenant governor must review a petition for incorporation within 45 days, then either certify and complete incorporation steps or reject the petition and explain why. Sponsors may correct a rejected petition, file a modified petition within 30 days of notice, and the modified petition may be reviewed within 20 d
A preliminary municipality has limited municipal powers, but cannot tax, receive sales-tax or gas-tax allocations, or use eminent domain. The county, engineer, and initial landowners have specific appointment, notice, and replacement duties, and the municipality must maintain certain roadways and select an engineer bef
A preliminary municipality must be petitioned into town status after its population exceeds 99, and officials must then review the petition, order an election, and complete the transition if the conditions are met.
Certain city department heads must appoint subordinate staff and fill vacancies from the classified civil service list, subject to civil service rules and city legislative consent.
This section defines which municipal jobs are part of the classified civil service and limits appointments to those jobs to lawful appointments under civil service commission rules.
A first- or second-class city may create or dissolve a civil service commission; the commission must have three members appointed by the city legislative body, with staggered six-year terms and vacancy appointments for the unexpired term.
Commission members may not hold or seek another public office while in office, are paid $25 per meeting attended, and may be removed for misconduct, inability, or willful neglect.
The civil service commission must choose one of its members as chairman, appoint a city officer or employee as secretary, and the secretary must keep records and do other required services. The city commissioners must provide suitable accommodations and equipment.
The civil service commission must make necessary rules and regulations for this part, including examinations, appointments, and promotions, and must print all rules and regulations for distribution.
Applicants for classified civil service jobs must take a public, competitive, and free examination.
The appointing power must notify the civil service commission of each position to be filled and must fill the position from persons certified by the commission. The appointment is probationary, with the character and period set by the commission.
The civil service commission must promptly certify a specified number of eligible applicants to the appointing power when a classified civil service position is to be filled, restore unsuccessful candidates to the eligible list, and remove applicants who remain on the list for two years without appointment.
The civil service commission must base classified civil service promotions on merit, seniority, and competitive examination, where practicable fill vacancies by promotion from the next lower rank, and certify up to five top applicants to the appointing power.
The head of each department may hire a person for temporary work only, with the board of city commissioners' advice and consent, and the appointment cannot exceed one month in the same calendar year.
Suspension or discharge by department head -- Appeal to commission -- Hearing and decision. Subject to Subsection (1)(b) , all persons in the classified civil service may be suspended as provided in Section 10-3-912 , or removed from
A final action or order of the commission may be appealed to the Court of Appeals, and the notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after issuance.
The civil service commission must file an annual report with the board of city commissioners each December and must also file special reports when the board requests them.
Sickness, disability, and death benefits. As used in this section, "miscarriage" means the spontaneous or accidental loss of a fetus, regardless of the gestational age or the duration of the pregnancy. The governing body of each
Library personnel -- Monthly wage deductions and matching sums -- Time of inclusion. The librarians, assistants and employees of any public library may, at the discretion of the board of directors of the library, be included within and
Municipal employees generally hold their jobs without a time limit, but discharge, suspension over two days without pay, or involuntary transfer to lower pay is allowed only under Section 10-3-1106 and stated exceptions.
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