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“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.”
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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.
Section 10-3-1002
The classified civil service includes most employment positions in the police, fire, and certain health departments of cities that establish a civil service commission, but several top officials are excluded.
Section 10-3-1002(1)
Appointments to classified civil service positions in the departments may not be made except as allowed by law and the civil service commission’s rules and regulations.
Section 10-3-1002(2)
The head of each of the departments may, and the deputy chiefs of the police and fire departments and assistant chiefs of the police and fire departments shall, be appointed from the classified civil service, and upon the expiration of the
Section 10-3-1002(3)
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