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ORDINANCE NO. 1056 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CREATING A CIVIL SERVICE BOARD, PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER AND METHOD OF APPOINTL~F~JT: PROVIDING FOR TEE PLACING OF ~.~ERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE FIREDEPARTMENT, UNDEH CIVIL SERVICE. THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: CREATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE. There is hereby created and established Civil Service for all officers and members of the Fire Department and the Police D~partment of the City of Santa Aua, exclusive of the elective office of City Marshal, known as Chief of Police. All full time, regular and permanent occupations or employment on the Police Department and Fire Department shall for the purpose of this Ordinance be known as Classified Service. SECTION 2: CREATION OF A CIVIL S~RV!CE BOARD There is hereby created a Civil Service Board, consisting of three (3) members to be appointed by the City Council at their first regular meeting after the adoption of this Ordinance. Each of the members shall be a person of good repute in his business, profession, or occupation, and known to be in sympathy. with the merit system or Civil Service system in the public service, end with the control of employment matters through a cenhral personnel agency. No member shall hold any other city office, and must be a bonaftde resident and elector in the City of Santa Ana. At the time of said appointment, the City Council shall designate one (1) of the citizens so appointed to serve a term which shall expire December 31, 1939; one (7) of the citizens so appointed to serve for a term which shall expire December 31, 1941; and one (1) of the citizens so appointed to serve for a term which shall expire December 31, 1943. At the expiration of each of the terms so provided for, a successor shall be appointed for a term of six (6) years. Any member of such commission may be removed from office for incompetency, incompatibility, or dereliction of duty, or ~alfeasance in office, or Other good cause, by the appointing power; provided, however, that no member of the commission shall be removed until charges have been preferred, in writing, and after due notice a hearing is had before the City Council. Any decision of such Council shall be final. Vacancies of the Civil Service Board from whatever cause shall be fille~ by the City Council for the ensuing or unexpired term. The Civil Service Board shall keep a record of its proceedings end transactions and shall provide rules and regulations for the keeping of service records of the Police Department employees and the Fire Department employees and for the classification of such employees. Such rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of law. SECTION 3: 0RG~NIZATION OF TEE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD Immediately after appointment, the Board shall organize and shall elect one of its members as chairman. The Board shall appoint a chief exmminer, who shall also act as secretary of the Board. The Board may appoint such other subordinates as the City Council may by ordinance prescribe. Such Board shall hold meetings upon call of the chairmau or any two members thereof, after at least three hours notice in writing served upon the members. SECTION 4: EXA~SNATION FOR APPLICANTS The Chief of each department shall, immediately upon such department coming under this ordinance, file with the Civil Service Board an official list of all members of such department with the respective Dank or grade held by each member. ~ It shall be the duty of the Civil Service Board to hold examinations an~ to administer other suitable tests to those desiring positions or are applicants for anpointment or promotion in the classified service of the Fire Department and the Police Department, for the purpose of determining their fitness for such positions or their qualiflcation~ for such promotions, and, from the result of such examinations and tests, the Board shall prepare a list of eligibles for all positions in the classified service of the Fire Department and the Police Department. The City Council may contract with the legislative body or governin board of any other municipality or County within this State or with any State Department, as provided in Section 3, Chapter 48, Statutes of 1935. SECTION 5: INSPECTION OF EXAI~TINAT~0N PAPERS Examination papers of the candidates are not subject to inspection by the public. Upon request any candidate may inspect his own papers, including his application and the questions and his answers thereto, within six (6) days after the eligible list has been completed. Said six days for review shall mean six days exclusive of holidays. If the candidate believes error has been made in his grading or in the credit given him, he may make application in writing to the Civil Service Board for a review of his answers; provided, however, ~hat in such application he must state specifically end particularly wherein he believes error has been made.