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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020 1 a a 4 5 8 7 . . , ORDINANCE :tW. d.l))..O AN ORDINA~TCE OF T'IE CITY OF SlfrT BERNP_-mlNO A:pPROVI~W THE RULES A~'D BEGTJLATIONS OF THE CIVIL S::R'lI c:g: BOARD C:!I' THBOITY OF SAN BERNARDI~O, ANTI REPEALING SECTICNI07 OF ORDINANCE NO~ 821 AlID ALL MI!E~NTS THES.ETO. THE MAYOR AND. OHMONCOUNCIL Ql<'THE CITY OF SA~ BERNA..'<.DINO DO ORDAIN AS "'OLLO'dS : SECTION OKE: That th~rulel! liDO r~gulllt.ionl! of the Civil Seryice BOllrd~ duly ac.opted by ~uch Board on_~~ I (). ~195! flno on.file in the office of the City Clerk 5.nd mllI'ked 'Piled e .l1i~_"1 9 10 11 12 i 13' ..1,4 ". "'. ,,: ' ).5. :'16 171 ! 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2'1 28 2' 30 31 32 . ,1954", be ,nd the !I~me hereby'app~oved. x S;ECTION TWO,: . That $ection 107 of Ordi1'lil1'lc~ NQ..821, and mend ng Ordinance II ~J..1623. iEi39, 1744, 1786,. 19"06, 1933 thereto are hereb repealed. I HEREBY CERTIFY ttiatJhe f,.oregqing .rdinance w.a!! duly ..dopted ."tly t p'e Hllyo!",.nd COJJL'11on. Councn. of tHe City of San BelZnerdi'10 at if.' It~"~ , ~,~~ " AYES; 'k1;J;~ '. NQ~~:h~- 14 ds" of. . meeting thereof held on the I l}~$4,by the foUCl-ling vote, h-V/U:' ;,,~ "~~~J>,a4~,~' Pt,.-..n > .... ABSENT: h~ ~/tZ:'~ .' .~...... ,city~1~~ :L.~ dl.y i ," " .~.- ! I. i I tl~r~bY~j:lprovethefor.!'gpin,; ordinance thill of ~d../""W'-a'~ . . -. :~t; , I i I I I Approved ell to 1'Qrm: .' . ....^~p..~.:;;~~.. c;fty Attorney:\'~, '..F IL.E:>O P/lt10 .~ .;1.-.1\ 1-,) ,.<H .~~.Gi!~Clerk. .' --r--~_ ...~..QEPUlY . ~", . "!,,, . . CIVIL SERVICE ~ULES A~m REGULATIOFS Rule I. Classification SECTION 1. Pursuant to the p?ovisions of the Charter of the 1 City of San Berna1"dino, Caljfornia, the Civil Service of the City is divided into the unclassified and the classified service: 2 (d) The lillclassified service shall include: All officers elected by the people: All officers cppointed for a definite term: All deputies and assistants of elective officers who hold office during the pleasure of such elective officers. The heads of departments, and the heads of divisions of departments and members of 8.11 appointive boards; One Secretary for each department. :5 4 5 6 7 SECTION 2. ( a) (b) (c) (e) 8 SECTION 3. The classified service shall comprise all posi- tions not specifically included in this Charter in the unclassi- 9 fied service. There shall be in the classified service the follow- ing three classes, to be known as the competitive class, the un- 10 competitive cless, and the labor clrss; (a) The competitive class shall include all positions and 11 employment for which it is practicable to d '.termine the merit and fitness of applicants by competitive examinations; 12 (b) The uncompetitive cless shall consist of all positions requiring peculiar and exceptional qUAlifications of a scientific, 13 managerial, professional or educational character, or may be deter- mined by the rules of the Board. 14. (c) The labor class shall inclnde ordinary unskilled le.bor. 15 SECTION 4: The competitive class of the classified service shall include the following position8, which, for convenience in 16 carrying on examinetion, in certifying for appointments olOd. in making removals, shall be classified as follows: 17 18 19 CLASSIFI CATION PREVIOUS SE~VI CE MINIMUM AGE CITY OF SAN POINT MIN. MAX. BEFN.I\RDINO ADNINISTRATIVE OFFICE 70 25 c:;~ None ~-' 70 ?c:; .')5 II -~ 70 18 50 11 70 21 50 11 70 Hi 50 11 70 18 50 11 70 25 55 " 70 25 55 n . PLAl1NING CO~~'ISSIC'N 70 25 55 None 7C' 25 55 n 70 25 55 " 70 18 55 11 HALL C'F JUS TI CE 20 21 AdmiY'istrativA Officer Ass't. Admin. Officer 22 Senior Account Clerk Bookkeeping Mach. Operator 23 I Intermec1. A cct. Clerk Intermed. Steno. Clerk 24 L1 c. &: S 91e s Tax EX8miner Buyer 25' I 261 i Planning Director i 271 Planning Associate , Planninry Technician 28! Senior Steno. Clerk .1 29' 1 30 Jeni tor I 31[ C8retaker II 321 Janitor E Janitor I 70 70 2l 25 60 55 None n CITY HALL 70 70 21 21 60 60 None II . I I I , i I I I I 1 . CL.8.SSIFI CATION . PREVIOUS S2?(VI CE f."'? Crry OF SAN M~~. MAX. BERNARDINO NH'pn}}1 PO IN'r 0.TTY u. .~lLI f" tl~' ed) __ .L. _ \Von "J..u 1 2 Telephone Operator ilntermed. Steno. Clerk , :5. Junior Typi8t Clerk ilntermediate C~shier 4 i Builc1. Maint. Superintendent Build. Maint. Assistant 5 70 70 70 70 70 70 21 18 18 18 25 2C: / 50 50 C:o 50 55 55 ~TNICIPAL Al~ImoqIU~ 6 , ens todie.n ?j , , 8-~ssistant Chief of Police 9 ~olice Captain ,Police Traffic Captain 10:Wolice Traffic Lieuten~nt . upt. of Ident. & Records 11, Oolice Detective Caotain Police Juvenile Capte.in 12: upervising License Inspector I Police Lieutenant 13' Police SerGeant 'Police Treffic Ser;:;eant 14 ::;r. Ident. Technician Police Detective 15i! Police Juvenile Officer Police Patrolman Cook 16i, L,icense Inspector 7 ;umane Officer 1 .' "s sIt. Humane Offi cer 18' Parking Meter Repairman ~raffic Painter Leadman 19' ,enior Clerk '. enior S teno. Cllerk 201 ntermed. steno.Clerk ntermed. Typist Clerk POLICE DEPP.RT~1ENT 70 25 FIRE DEPARn'ENT 70 35 50 2 yr. Ch.Off.or7 35 lrs. Capt. 70 50 JTrs. 2 Capt. 70 25 50 4 yrs. 2 Capt. 70 30 5.'? 4 yrs. 70 2l 55 4 yrs. 70 25 50 4 yrs. 70 25 50 4 JTrs. 70 25 50 4 ~Trs . 70 21 liO 2 ;;Trs. 70 21 35 None 70 21 ~5 " 70 2l 55 " BUILDING INSPECTION 21' . 22, rcire Chief Engineer 23, 24 25' 26' "sst. Fire Chief Eno:ineer <ire Bvttalion Chief ~ire Drill Master j1as ter Me chani c ire Prevention Engineer r<ss't. Fire Prevent. Ene;. ire C.gptains ire Eni;ineers ireI!'_en ire Alarm Operators Intermed. steno. Clerk , 27: . 28' 29' , 70 70 30 30 28 28 25 30 25 25 30 24 25 25 23 23 21 21 21 21 21 20; is 21 21 21 21 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 Chlef Building Inspector 70 25 55 None Ass't. Chief Build. Inspect. 70 25 55 " Buildin[; Inspector 70 25 55 " Intermed. steno. Clerk 70 21 55 " Chlef PlumblnG Inspector 70 30 55 " Plumbine Inspector 70 25 50 " Electrical Superintendent 70 30 c:~ " /./ '. Asslt. Elect. Supt. 70 25 55 " Electrical Inspector 70 25 55 " I 30; I ,- , 31; 321 I' " 60 50 55 55 55 50 0;0 55 50 50 50 c:o / 50 50 50 35 60 55 55 55 ~5 55 c:s 55 55 55 None " " " " " None 3 years 2 years 3 years 3 years 2 years 3 years 2 ye~..rs None 2 ':rears 2 years 2 years 2 years 1 year 1 ye 9r None " " " " " " " " " " . CLASSIFICATICN MINIMill'i POn,T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 HEALTH DEP~BTMENT Director of Sanatation 70 Direct. of Pub. Health Nursinc 70 Public Health Nurse I 70 Public Health }T'lrse II 70 Sanitarian 70 Statistician 70 Intermediate Typist Clerk 70 Junior Typist Clerk 70 . . PHEVIOTJS SERVICE AGE CITY OP SAN 0IN. MAX. BERN~RDINO ::>0:: -'" 25 21 21 25 21 18 18 c:c: ",-, 50 1.;5 55 55 55 50 50 REFUSE DISPOSAL DEPARTlffiNT Superintendent Senior Refuse Foreman Refuse Crew Leadman Refuse Crew Foreman Refuse Field Checker Heavy Equipment Operator Intermed. Account Clerk Intermed. Typist Clerk 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 CITY GARAGE 13 Automotive Shop S'lperintendent 70 Equipment Mechanic 70 14 Motorcycle Equipment }lechanic 70 Auto Servicemen 70 15 Equipment Mechanic Foreman 70 Master Mechanic 70 16 Body & FeDder Mechanic 70 17 STOREHOUSE 18 Storekeeper Stock Clerk 70 70 19 20 STREET DEPARTMENT Street Superintendent 21 Sr. Canst. & Maint. Foreman Const. & Maint. Foreman 22 Canst. & Maint. Leadmc!' Heavy Equip. Operator 23 Light Equip. Operator Truck Dr;.ver 24 Intermediate Clerk Intermediate Acct. Clerk 25 Intermediate Steno. Clerk 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 25 25 21 25 21 21 18 18 35 21 21 25 21 2l 23 21 21 30 25 25 25 21 21 21 18 18 18 ENGI}illERING DEP~RTME}~ 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 City Enzineer Office Engineer Field En7ineer Civil Eng. ASEistant Senior Eng. Aide EngineerinC Rodman Jr. Eng. Aides Senior Clerk Intermed. Typict Clerk Intermed. Steno. Clerk Assessment Technician 71'1 ,- 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 25 20:: 25 21 21 21 21 21 18 18 21 55 55 50 55 50 50 50 50 55 55 55 55 gg 50 55 45 55 55 55 55 55 55 50 50 50 50 55 55 55 50 50 45 50 50 0::0 50 50 None " " " " " " " None " " " " " " " 2 years None " " " " " None " None " " " " " " " II II None " " " " " " " " II " - . CLASSPI CATT ON IJfINP,mM POINT 1 STREET LIGBTINC 2 Electrician Foreman Hlectrician Linemen :5 Apprentice Line~8n 4 70 70 70 70 PARK DEPART!lfi'NT 5 Park Superintendent Ass't. Perk Supt. 6 Senio.!"' Park Foreman 7 Tree Foreman Nurseryman Carsteker II 8 Caretaker I Heavy Equip. Operator 9 Light Equip. Opsr8tor Tree Tri>n:ners 10 ASl'istant Nurserym.9.n Truck Driver 11 Too1J::keeper Maintenence Leedman 12 Construct. ~ l'bint. Le~d'rren Intsrmed. Steno. Clerk 13 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 . PhI,'VI ens S-;-~~~:TTGE ~~E CITY CF SRN l'IlJ. HAX. BERNARf1INO 25 21 21 18 25 25 25 22 ..,~ '---.,.I 25 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 2<; is Ie 14 R2CR'IATION DEPARTMENT iRecrsntiol' ::Jirector' 15 Ass't. Recreation Director Senior Recreation L8~der8 16 ~ecreation Leader Il'termed. Stena. Clerk 17 18 70 70 70 70 70 21 21 21 1 R .c', 18 55 60 55 1+5 1,<; "V 55 <;0 55 50 40 55 It5 55 55 r::'r' .>~ 50 50 I,e' y./ L:5 ~r::' 50 CIVIL ~E~ENSE DEPARTMENT Intermed. Typi~t Clerk 19 20 70 18 50 CIVIL S~~VICE COMMISSION Secretary 21 22 70 FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY 21 Ci ty Librarian 23 Ass't. City Librarian Intermediate Clerk 24 Clerical Aide Intermsd. Steno. Clerk 25 l300k Repairer !~an i tor I 26 ~ntermed. Typist Clerk :~uDlor Libre.rian 27 Tr. T;ypis t Clerl{ enior Clerk 28 enior Librarian ~rchi vist 29 30 31 32 .,,, ,- 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 25 25 18 18 18 18 21 2l 21 18 2l 21 21 50 60 60 50 50 50 60 60 50 55 50 55 55 55 60 50 50 35 3 years None " " None 3 years 2 yeers None " " " " " " " " " " " " None " " " " None None None " " " " " " " " " " " " ~P't<1it'~(tZ,\.)ji.",~,,,,,,~,- 1 .....'_..:___J:1,>>~ti.';I:~.'.~_~, ,'~~~~ ... . CLASSIFICATI ON 1 .If :.!~''''''.'-ff.'J=1UIIIiE;j~':;'~~r.~'..." MINIWJM FOH!T ltlAT!':R DEPARTMENT 2 Supt. & C!'lief En~;ineer Ass't. Supt. t Ens. L~ssac. 3 Chief Accountant 4 Ec:uipment Foreman Sentor Ce f.hier Inter~ed. Geshier 5 Junior Cashier Cost Clerk 6 Sr. .':ccount Clerk Inte~med. Acct. Clerk 7 S.enie'tl Cler:o;: Intep~edipte Clerk 8 Junior Cli"r>l: Intermed. Steno. Clerk 9 .:rani tor Stock Clerk 10 Sr. Ene;ineer. Aide Jr. Enyineor. Aide 11 En::;iDe;::r. Assistant :?orer~18n 12 S'2rvlce Fo.r~~:r12.P Canst. & Maint. Fore~3D 13 Afs't. Canst. & Meint. :"'ore. ~'echa'1:c 14 Senior Meter Reader Operator Sewage Pla'1t 15 Senior Plant Operator Plant Operator 16 Chief' Operator SeNa.se Plant A~s't. Ch. Oper. Sewage Pl. 17 StorekeBper - Buyer Ass't. Storekeener-Buver 18 Skilled Utili.t:/ .servi~eman Utility Service~~n LeRder 19 Ilccv~T Equi?~e!1t Operator 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 '70 ,~ 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 . PREVIOUS SEFilICE N'E Cny 0'" SAN MIN. MAX. BER~TARDINO 30 25 25 21 ~r ~/ 21 21 21 21 21 25 18 12 18 21 21 25 21 21 21 25 25 25 21 18 21 21 21 2S 2~ 21 18 18 21 18 C::C: ~/ 55 60 55 55 50 50 55 C:C: _/ 55 55 55 55 50 60 60 55 55 55 55 (-,0 60 60 55 55 60 60 55 (-,0 (-,0 55 50 55 55 60 3 yeArs 1 yeer 2 ye ar s I ye 8r ~Tone " " " " " " " " " " " :l' year None 1 'jre ar 1 ;Ie ar' 2 ye ar s 4 yearE 3 ye 2.rs 1 year None None 2 y". Dept. 1 yr. Dept. 2 yrs. I Jrear 1 ye~r None " " " 20 SECTIO~T 5. All other positions hereafter created or provided for by law or the CO"1"1on Council, except ordinary uns'dlled labor 21 and except positions in the unclassified service, shall be included in the competitive class unless the Board shall specifically 22 classify such positions in the ono~competitive class. 23 SE;CTION (-,. Toe none-competitlve class of the cl ['ssified service, shall include the following positions, which, for 24 convenience shall be classified 2S ~ollows: 25 26 27 28 Skilled L~borer CL II.SSIFI CATION MUTlMUM POINT AfJE KIN. MAX. PREVIOUS SERVICE CITY OF SAN BERNARDPTO POLICE Dg:!?^,P~r;rENT 29 70 REC"USE DISPOSAL 30 3killecl Laborer ., 31 "eavy Le.borer 70 70 21 18 Ie 45 C:C: // 55 32 E~TGINEERING DEPART}:ENT 60 Inspectors 70 25 None }!one " 1 year ,. . . MININUM POINT AGE MIN. MAX. Pp.~~VI OTIS SERVJ CE CITY OC<1 SAN BERHAPTJr'O CITY GAJlAGE 70 21 45 None STREW'!' DEPARTNENT 70 70 21 2l C:o 1:;0 None " STR1'i'ET LIGHTING 70 21 55 None PARK DEPART~EN T 70 70 21 21 50 50 None " CITY CEMETERY 70 70 21 21 60 50 None " RECREATION DEPARTMENT 70 21 45 None 1-JATER DEPAIlTHENT 70 18 50 None 70 21 50 " 70 21 50 " SECTION 7: The labor clrcss shall include ordin8ry unskilled 18 labor in all departments of the City Service. 19 SECTION 8, That for the puroose of defini tio'l, t~TJ)ical tasks and employment standards the Civil Service Board Personnel Classi- 20 fica tion for Officers and/or employees nf t he Ci ty of Se.n Bernardino on file in the office of the Civil Service Board is hereby adopted 21 as a guide to said Civil Service "'os.rd. 22 RL~E II. AGE. SEX. RESIDENCE 23 SECTION 1. (a) ~dmission to examination for a position in th classified service shall be based upon the maximum and minimum ages 24 set forth in the classifications in Sections 4 and 6 o~ Rule I. 25 (b) In all examinations before the Civil Service ~oard, honorable discharged soldiers, sailors and marines of the 26 Pnited States GoverQment, and widows of SUCh, and the wives of injured soldiers, sailors and marines 1-Tho themselves are not 27 i:lualified but whose wives are qU8.1ified to hold such positions, shall not be s'1.bject to any aze limi tatinDs, 28 29 ~onal Soard (e) For any position re~uirinB technical, profess or scientific knowledBe, or manual skill of a high order, the may waive any or all the provisions of these rules. 30 SECTION 2. Unless the call f'cr and notice of any examination 31 ptherwi~e provides. applicants of either sex may be an~itted to any bxam:lnatio'1, if in other respects they meet the pre11"linary 32 requirements. " . . 1 SECTION 3. If Sony person shell mo);:e . .fl~se o~th or nffirma~ tioD in respect to hie residence, his cert!fic=t~ ~bBll be cancel- 2 led ~nd his po~ition sh~ll thereupon ':Jl"com", ~nd ~hS\ll b e c1eclared VQc.!':r.t. :5 SECTlm! 4. No person rh~ll be employed in the cl~5~ified service without filinp' with the Civil Service Bo."rrl ~ certificDte of phy~ic~.l ex:c.mimtion executed by the City Heu th Officer or 5 such licensed physici,n as m~y be desi2n~ted by the Civil Service Board, upon such form ~8 m~y be required by the Civil Service Bond,. l'md the Bo~rd sh~ll not ~pprove the pa.;yroll of any euch employee unless such certificote 5h~11 be on file. Such Certific&te of the Henl th Officer, or other Physici::m, Eha.ll be filed by the He:;::tlhh Officer or other ph~"sici3.n, with the Civ:tl Service Boud, :md the :\:me shdl not 1)e open to public inspection. Medical certific~te rhrll be furnished ,t expemle of Q.pplicant. 4 6 7 8 The Provisions of this Section shall not .pply to employees 10 who h~ve not worked more than ten. dl'.ys in $ny one month. 9, .. . 111 RULE III APPLICATION 121 131 SECTION 1. Applic~tions for sc1mis~ion to examin.tion shall !I be m~de on bl~fiks furnished by the B00rd ~nd each shall be supported 14 by certific~tes of three persons acquQinted with the ~pplic~nt r~ to the moral ch~r~cter ~nd fitne3~ of the .pplic~nt. Each applicant 15 ~hall certify under o~th or ttffirmation to t he truth of the st.te- ment~ m~de in his .pplic'Jtion and sh~.ll file the ssme Hith the 16 Secrehry of the Bo~rd. All ~pplio"tion5 must be filed at lea~t I five dsys before the dcte fixed for the exnmin3tion, unless ~uch 17! time is ch~n2ed by the 30&rd. lsl SECTION 2. Every ~pplic~nt must be of ~ood, mor~l character, lof temperate h.bits, snd must be phY5ic3l1y ~ble to perform the 19j duties of the position ~pplied for. 20' SECTION 3. The burden of proof of good che.N\cter in ~ll C:>.3e3 shall be upon the spplicOYlt, IlInd the filin;:; of the certificr.te 21 bJentioned in Sec. 1. of this rvle shdl not debar the Board from demanding or obt~inin other proofof good ch.r~cter or efficiency. 22 SECTION 4. F.ilure of the Ilpplicll.nt to prove good chalrl'lcter to the satisfaction of the Board shall exclude such applicant from 23 examin~tion. Proof of bsCl ch~r~cter o~ dis~olute habits of an ~pplic.nt or any eligible presented to the Bo~rd, or of f~ilure to 24 P"y pDomptly hi~ j1!tst sncl 1e8,.1 debts, or of the use of into:l:icants 25 as ~ beverrge, or of r,ny crimin!l.l or disgr~ceful :act committed by sucb ~pplic~nt or eligible, or of h1~ dismissal from the public 26 ~ervj.ce for inefficiency, sh"ll be deemed sufficient CllUM for' iexclueion of such epplic~nt from examinption or for removal from 27 Itbe eligible list. 2s1 291 30 I I 311 32 . , . . SECTInT 5. A false st8.tement, knowln::;l;,' made, by any person 1 in an epplication for examination, connivance qt any false stetement m8de in 8.ny certificate which may accompan;,' such applicatiol', or 2' complicity in any <,raud touching the same, shall be sufficient cause for exclusion from the register of eligibles, or <'or removal or di~- :5 charge from po~ i tion, durlng proh'3t lo'1 or there after; but no person shall be removed from the register of eligibles or from the service, 4 under this section, until an opportuni t;y shell have been ,:;iven him to be heard before the Board. A record shall be kept of the find- 5 inzs of the P02rd and of t"J6 vote thereon. 6 SECTION 6. A defective a.rrlication sh211 be returDed to the appli cant Hi th a noti ce to amend the same; but not more thaI' tHO 7' opportunities for amendment need be given. '!Ihenever the applicaticn shoys that the applicant is not quelified for examinations, such 8 appibice.nt s hall be notified the reof. 10 9 SECTION 7. Application8, accompanying certificates and references not returned for correction shall remain on file with the Board. a.nd under no circ'Jmstance8 8ha.ll they be returned to the applica.nts. All unused appltca.ticns 2':1811 be cancelled after havins been on file for one year. 11 12 13 14 SECTION e. No It~itEtions shall ~e ~~de as to the number of applicants to be received for examlnation. Tl'e Eoard ma.y limit the number of applica.l'1ts to be examined a.t a'.1Y one tiT.e a.ccording to the needs of the service or for convenience in conducting ez:a.rnina. tion in the order inr'lhlch the resis tration 0 ccurs. SECTION 9. Wihenever an ?pplicant is excluded from Em examina. 15, tions, or his application re~ected for any of' the causes en!1rlerated 16 in thi_s rule, such applicant m?y, 11;;" petition, make a stat.ement of the facts involved and ask for reconsideration by the Board. and the 1N Boa.rd shall investigate the petition and enter in its minutes a , f'indi.ne; thereon. 18 19 SECTION 10. Applications of' all persons who fail to appear for exam~nation without good a.nd sufficient cause. or who fail in examinetion, shall not be u~ed for any later examination. 201 21 RULE IV. SECTION 1. Examinations for admission to the register of 22 eli2:ib1es. or for promotion in the service, shell be given at sllch times and places as sha.ll be designated by t.he Chief Examiner, ';r by ,the Civil Service Board. Notice of t his time, place and general 23!scope of every examination shall be given by two publications of the notice in the official newspaper, the last of which shall be at 24 ~east six days prior to the dat" of examination, and a COP;)' of such notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous pla.ce at the City Hall 25 at least six days before such examination. When the date of an r examination is fixed, notice of such examination shall be mailed or 26 i served upon each person Hhose applic,ation for a posi tion included in 'such examina tion is on file. In all cases admission of service of 271~uch notice shall be equivalent to mQilin~. 28 ress 29 SECTION 2. The actual co~auct of every examina.tion for fit- shall be under the direction of the Board. SSCTION 3. In examination such relative i.mportance shall be 30 ~iven to the different SUbjiOCtS or Ill8tters of examination, whether 'lnental or physical, and e xperie!1ce, occupsti on or t peining, P.S the 31: oerd shall have previously determined. 32: . . SECTION h. At or before the cOYr1mencement of ever;I exami'lFtio the weight to be :c:iven to each subject :Included in the examination, 1 and the general or Gverage minimum, end the I'linimum (if any al101'led) 2 upon each subject, shall be announced. SECTION 5. Examinations shall be practical in their cheracte , :5 and shll relqte to t hose matters only which shall fairly test the capacity of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the 4 position sought. All exem:l.nations shall be pu'olic, shall be fair 5 and impartial and shall be conducted Hithout cost to applicants, except as to medical certificate. 6 SECTION 6. Examinations mey be either 'oIri t ten or or'll or bot . When appropriate they ~hqll include, besides educational features, 7 physicAl tests of health, strength, endurance, acuteness of facultie etc.; and a record of such tests must be kept l:ly the examiners and 8 reported to the Board. -I'lhen oral tests are used, a record of the examinations, showing b2sis of .rating, shall be made by and reported 9 to the Boerd. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SECTION 7. bas ed on le nc:th of or in the position general naturA. Applicants shall receive credit for experience efficient service either in the position sought involving like duties, and for experience of a SECTION 8. Each applicant in a competitive examination shall be presented \.Jith e number identification sheet, on which he shall write his name, ase, residence, etc; after which he shall place it in an envelope, and thereafter he shall mark each p8.per with his examination nl1.mber only. The envelope shall !lot be opened until after all of his examination papers shall have been marked. SECTION 9. In conducting e:r:a!11instions 911 necessary exp19.ns- tions shall be made to the whole class and none to Bny individual separately. 18 Sf.CTION 10.. C:onvers9tion and communicati.on bet'oIeen comuetito s during examinations shall be strictly prohibited. . 19 SECTI eN 11. Dur:! n,~ 8.n examin2t ion no competi tor shall b" per 20 mitted to le~"e the room, except in cases of extreme necessity, and after noticG to the examlner, and then onl~' in cOTIpany of the 21 examiner or some one selected by h:lm. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SECTION 12. Any e.pplicant who ',ithdra1oJ8 from an eX8.min9tion after filHmg out his identtficetion sheet and receiving copie8 of the questions shell be considered as hp.vin;:; failed in the exam; na.tiop. SECTICN 13. The ItmH 0:" time prescribed for each ey:a'1'dnatiol1 shall 1)8 announced at the beginning of the examin8.tion and shall bezin '"'''e]1 all anno'mce'TIents shall have been made Al'd c:uestio!ls uist~lbuter1. , SECTION 1110 No help of any kind shall be allowed during flxamiY18tion, anJ' w~itten or printed matter th9t might be of help in !examination must be handed to thp examiner bef!ore the e xarr.ination ,lis anno'Jncec. Any [1ttempt to cheat or copy f.rom a cOc:'1peti tor shall render the offender ineligitle. SECTION 15. Any com?etitor in An examination who pleces Any ~dentif:i.c~t lop lTt~rk upon ':?ny of his eX2.~i_n'?ti_n~ 8~S"Ter sheets ct:-ler ~hM h:i s eXT:'",'in,':I.tton Y'1~~Yl""er s;.l.All b e (~e:~:;l0d to have fc5.1ed to ppss. I ~ECTICN 16. No nnS"A~ 2heet beering eny identificetlon, othe thml GLe A:Cf'm.'DPtion mlmbAr', shall be mn.rkAd or e;raded. 32 2 :5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 . . 1 SECTION 17. All markings shell he on a scale estR~lished by the Boerd. SECTION 18. Each su~ je ct shall be !'18.rked on a scale of 100:10 which represents the highest percentaGe. A relative weight shall beziven to each subject. 'The product of the percentage and tb,e weisht shall constitute the standing on a subject. By dividing the sum of these products by the total of the weights the gener91 ~verage is ascertained. SECTION 19. As soon as the grading and the merkings of the papers shall have been completed, the names of all applicants who shall have satisfactorily pRssed the eXRmination shall be entered upon the eligible list for the position for which examined; and 0ach applicant shall be notified of his general ~verage. SECTION 20. Syarninction papers of applicant shall not be sub ject to inspection by the pUblic. Upon request any applicant may exernine hi, s examinations papers a fter the chief examiner has declared the result of such eXRmination. Within t1,enty days after an examination, any applicant not satisfied with the rating given may make application in writing to the Board setting forth wherein he takes exception to the grades given, 2nd ask for a review of his examination; and, if such application he deemed sufficient, the Board shall revie.] the examination of such applicant, report its findings and take such nction relative thereto as it shall deem prop0r. Examination papers shall be kept on file in the office of the B09rd for six months. S;:'CTIGN 21. Phys:i. c2.1 examin8tion, the Borrd may waive any an~ all physical requirements &s to any applicant for a clerical posi- tion who has been honorably discharged from the military or naval forces of the United States on account of wounds or sickness incurred in line of duty. SECTION 22. All applicants for physical tests shall first sign release per form attached: "The applicant does hereby stipulate th8t any apperatus provided by the Civil Service Board of the Oi ty of San Bernardino or on behalf of said Board, for the purpose of making any tests to ascertain the qualificaUons and fitness of the applicant, are provir1.ed for tele use and benefit of the applic9.nt, and at his re~uest, ~nd without any liability or responsibility to said Board, or any membe~ thereof; and in consideration of the supplyin,c; of such apparatus at the renuest and for the benefit of said aDDlicant by said Board, the appli~ant does hereby release and 8bsolv~'said Civil Service Board, end the memb,.~s thereof, and the City of San Bernardino, of and from any and all liability, claims and demands for inj'.1ries received by, or damace occasioned to, slilid applicant by reason of the use of such apperatus, or by reRson of the making of such testf!." 27 . Date i 28 29 30 31 32 . Name POLICE DEPARTMENT (a) Applicants for positions in Police Departmenj must take special medical examinations before entering upon emploJ~ent. (b) Male DDulicants shall not be less than five feet nine i inches in hei2:ht in stockinc:; feet. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 'I '1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 . . (c) 118.1e applicants stripped mus t conform to the following standards: Minimum ~Unimum Maximum Min. Chest Height T:leight Weight (At ~est) 5 ft. 9 in. 15S Ibs. 190 Ibs. 35 inches 5 ft. 10 in. 160 " 195 " 35~ inches 5 ft. 11 in. 165 " 200 " 36 Inches 6 ft. 170 II 210 " ~'7 inches ~I (d) For every inch in stature over six foot there must be five pounds additional weight, for every inch in stature over six teet, there must be one inch additional chest mcasur8ment. For 8very eppli csnt, ther8 must be a minimum chest expc,r.sion of three inches. (6) If the _reist measurement exceeds th8 ch~st '!leasurement, the applicgnt will be rejected. (f) Every spplic~nt for the Police Department - 1st. ]\!rust be able to write leglbly, must have a fair knowledge of spelling, and be ~b18 to read printed and written 2nd. ~ust heV8 a fair knowledge of penal laws 3rd. Hust hD.ve a fair knowledge of the duties of the position to '"hich the spplicant aspires; ~nd 4th. ~ust have a fair knowledge of rendering first aid to the sick or injured. SECTION 23. Annlic9nts for examination for promotion in the police department shell heve a s2.tisfactory standinG in health and efficiency and also one yeer 's s"rvice ip the Police Department of San BernG.rdino. SECTION 2L[. Applicpnt~ for the position of police Homan and police matron sh~ll not ~e less thRn fiv~ feet nor more than six feet in h~i~ht In s~ocking feet, shall not Heigh less than 115 pounng pot"' '!lope than one hundred etghty Dounds, ',lith ',ei::;ht 9.nd measur8ments proporttonate to height. FIRE DEP [LqTI'ENT SECTION 25. (a) A;?plicants fnr positions in the '"ire DepRrtment must take specid medical examinations before entering upon emplo~~ent. (b) Applicl'mts 2ha.ll not be less th~,n five feet, eight inches in height in stocking feet. (c) Applicants stripped must conform to the following standard2: Ninimum Minimu>'n !'~axiyr~l~ Hin. Ch~st Height T:!eight '.veight ( !,t Pest) 5 ft. 8 in. 150 Ins. IB5 Ibs. 3M inches c: ft. 0 in. 155 " 190 " 351 inches ~ 5 ft. 10 In. IAO II 195 " 35" inches 5 ft. 11 in. 165 " 200 II 36 inches h ft. 170 " 210 II ~7 lnches ~ , Cd) For every inch in stature over six feet, there Jnt~st. 'be flve popnds ,<::lddi tton81 1.v6igl:1t. Per c-';T~ry inch in shlture ovpp six feet th.ere '!l'lst be one inch ad(H tional chest me Rsu!",r,.::'el'1.t . <, 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 . . (e) If the weist meQsurement exceeds the ohest 1 meBSUreme"1t, the applicant Hill be rejected. :a 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (f) Every appl1 cm t for t he Fire Department: 1st. ~~ust be '1hle to 1.rri te legibly, must have a fair knowledGe of spelling, and be able to re~d printed and l-!ritten matter: 2n.0 Must have f(lir knowledge of the duties of the position to which applicant aspires: 3rd. Must have a fllir ]{l"lo"lled;::e of the method of renderinz first a,id to the sick ano irjured. SECTION 26. Applicants for examinRtion for promotion in the Fire Department shall have (I slltisfactory stlmding in health and efficiency and elso one ye9r's service in the Fire Dep?rt~ept of San Bernardino. SECTION 27. Every applicant for a posl tion in any depl1rtm..nt of the Civil Service must be physically able to perform the duties of the position applied for. SECTION 28. The Rpplicstions for all Rpplicsnts for position in the non-competitive or labor classes (together with all accompBnr- ing certificates) shall be cRrefully examined by the Chief Examiner 9nd such applicants shall be graded (lccording to their experience, reliabili ty, industry, and qualificll,tions for the position sought. Examinations, assembled or unassembled, may be held by the Chief EX9miner in orde~ to ascertain the qualifications of such applicant and the determinations of such qualifications shall be based on merit, efficiency, character and industry. In case of applican~s for positions requiring peculiar and exceptional qualifications of a scientific, professional or expert character, or for positions the duties of which requit'e qualifications the Chief EXlLminer mllY also require certificates of competency or the possession of such licenses as the law may provide as necessBry for the prRctice of the profession, and/or trade involved. The n~es of ~pplicants found to be qualified for t~e positions sought, according to the requirements of this section, shall be entered on the llppropriate eligible lists in a register or eligibles together with and accord- ing to the gradc~ received. RULE V. PERCENTAGE AND REGISTRATION SECTION 1. All applicants who attain a general average of seventy per centum, or over, and who do not fall below the minimum fixed for any separate pRrt of the examin&tion, shall be eligible for appointment .in the classification for which examined and their ne~~s sh~ll be enrolled in the precedence of highest general average in the register of eligibles upon the eligible list for the positions examined, respectively. SECTION 2. In all examinations before the Board, honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and msrines of the United States Government and such widows of such, and the wives of injured soldiers, sailors, m~rines who themselves are not qualified but vJhose wives ere q'.lHlified to hold such positlons, shllll be given precedence as follows, viz; If such person has obtained an average perc~ntllge of sixty-five where the average percentage required seventy, he shall be eligible and his name shall be placed on the list Rbove and be certified before the na~es of persons who have no been allowed preference. If the names of more than one preference claimant appear on the list the name of the claimant having the highest average percentage shall head the list; provided that the preference mentioned in this section shall not apply to promotion or to promotion eX9minations. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 . . 1 SECTION 3. Priority of cate of exa~inpticn sh911 give no 9dvanta3e in pOfition on the eliZible list8 in the resister of 2 eligibles. SBCTION LI' Names sh".ll reY'la2.n in t(:,e re:~ister of eligibles f r two years from the date of enrollment unlp2s sooner removed under authori ty contained in these rules/ .'It t'le expiration of one Yf:ar eligibles, if required, shall furnish new certificates of ch2r~cter and health upon for'1".s pre,qcribed b~' the Civil Servi~e BORrd. S3C~ION 5. In case an eliZible shall become manifestly dis- qualified for the service for which he is rezistered, the 300ro ~~y direst that such person be not ~9Pointed. SECTION 6. When 9 new position is created, the duties of 1'lhich are irJentic~ 1 or SU1)8 tan ti r,lly iden ti cal wi th those of a position then or form~rly in the classified service, the Board m~y, at its discretion, orde~ the eligible list for such positions tr~n8ferrerJ to or consolidated with that of such ncw position; Rnd names for oppointment to such new positions s~cll then be certified from the trcnsferred or consolidated eligible list. SECTICN 7. WheD a position in the classified Oivil S~rvice i 2bolished, the emploJTee who is fillin.::; such podticn sh~ll be noti- fied of the intention to aboli8h th~ poeitior at lea~t forty~ei.::;ht hours before the effective time of aboliRhment; the employee whose )Josi tion i.s to be abolished m~y, ,Jithin three days from time of receivein.::; notiee of intention to cbolish his position, ~pply to the heEd of his deportment for pny other position of an equal or lower rank in the S8mf: subdivision of th~t ~ep~rtment, rnd shpll be appointpd within the th~ee dry limit. Any employee whose position might be filled by another employee excercisinc the rishtp &bove outlined shall hevA the SRme ric;ht e.nd privile.::;e in m~ldns e:oplication for another positi.on in the SGme subdivision of his dep2rtment, and any employ",e who m~y be finally Ipst in such routine, ~nd without position for which he may &pply, shGll be returned to the eligible list. RULE VI. RE~UISITION AND APPOIwTM~NT SECTION 1. When desirous of havin~ Civil Service positions filled, the Depertment Heed sh.!ll make requisition to the Chief Ex~miner ul'on ~ form p1"escpibed by the 30grd, specifiyin: the n'~lmbe of positions to be filled and describing ABch pprticular position Rccordina: to the Oivil Service Ol~ssif:lcfltion, and the O'cief Examiner shall certify three or more, but not exceeding five, n9mes of eligibl~s stanrJins highest on the list for eRch positlo~ to be filled, ~nrJ sh~ll indicpt" whic!} of ssirJ p'orsons lU'e enti tlec to preference under s~c. 249 o~ the Ohprter. The Depp~tment Head, or othAP 2ppoi~tinc officer, upon receipt of certific~tion of names, shall mgke sel~ction with rer~rence sol-ly to merit ~nrJ fitness from the n8rt1e r certified, sh"ll 8ppoJ.nt one of t he persons so certifierJ to the p8sition to be :'illed Q1"d shall notlfy the Eo~rd of such 3ppolntment. Whenever an eligible list from which 2ppointment or certific~ tion is to bp Tn.de contains less thAn three names, Q temporary appointment m8Y be 'l1ede, 9S provided in Section VI of this rule. S'J.ch persons on thA elizi':>le lif,t shall be elizible for temporary appointment untilq(lditi')n~l eli~il)les c~n be cprtified Rfter ex~minRtion, RnrJ mBY he 9PPointca permcnently in the ciscretior of the ~ppointin3 offi cer. 'iihen two or mo PC' posi ti ons are to be :" lIe pt the sp;ne t.i!':".e from the SRme list, V'l8 Chief ""xl1miner shell not c~rtif'~T more than tb.ree n~r~J;::'2 over ~rc1 9o'ove t~Je number or position to l)e fill~d. - . . 1 2 :5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 :51 SECTION 2. When services to be renn~red are of temporpry ch~rpcter or for ~ limite0 period, the he~d of the department when mllkinr:; requisit.ion sh"ll so advise the Chief EXll'11iner, stQtine: the duration of S11Ch peri00, the rete of cO'11pensation ~nd other conoi tions of emplo;yment. The Chie f EXAminer shlOll t.hereupon mS.ke the certi.ficf'tion (lnd the appointment shB,ll be mpde in the 8 "me wanner 2.f' provided in Sec. 1 of this r'.lle. Such employment sh911 cee,se at the expiration of such period ano 8h811 not "e coptinueG Hithout the consent of the Chief Examiner. SECTION 3. ,-Then the nH"le of' 9,1'1 ell:~i ole shllll have been certified twice for the same position, llnd such eligible shell not be selected for such position by the appointing officer, the name of such eligible m9Y be dropped from the eligible list upon good CRuse shown by the head of the depQrtment. !~ elizible, when his name is eelected for appointment, mllY waive or decline appointment, upon giving satisf!lctory reasons in vJriting to the Chief SXllminer, without losinz place upon the reeist~r of eligibles; but the perioo durinG which he so waives or declines appointment sh~ll be counted ~s part of the term of eligibility. SECTION 1:. If a person l/C'poiDted f&ils to report for duty within two d~ys after notice to do so, tben the heRd of the depart- ment or Chief Examiner mll,y revoke such ::'plJointment and another appointment or certification m~y be made to fill such position. If II person is appo5.nted and f &ils to repo rt for duty as provideCl. in this section IIno f ~ils toc;ive sratisfactory reasons for waiving or decltntJig appointment as provided in Sec. 3 of this rule, he shB,ll be notified in v.rri ting to llppear before the Civil Service BOl1rd ~t the time Damed in such noti ce '!DO S I1m-J c '<'lS e why hi s name should not be removed from .such eligible list; and if sudh person shall fail ro lllJpear ~nd show. good Clluse for the continuance of his npme thereon, it shal~be removed therefrom. SECTION 5. Seasonal and Recurrent Servi ceo So .far as prl1ctic ~bleJ eligible lists shall be maintained for season~l or recurrent servi ce in Cl1,ses where the dl)ties of II posi tion requir e s ervic e for a portion of' each yepr, consisting of persons who h~ve received regul~r appoiDtments from an eligible list, in accordance with this rule, llnd whose DVeT',,:e efficiency rec0rds Il,re eizht-five per centu. or over. The nllmes of such persons shall be placed on the eli~ible list for the ClllS8 of work in which their efficiency rating is- obtained. The eligibl", hllvin:; the highest efficiency record shllll be put first on wuch eligible list and so on in regular order; but when two or more persons hOlve the SliMe efficiency r~tin'~, the person having the longest term of service shsll rank first. ( :;:.) ciency record of centum, his name If, at tile close of the seasonal ~ny such person h2s fallen below ml1Y be dropped from the eligible work, the effi- eight-five per list. (b) When one or more of a group of employees perform- ing service in the spme class or grade are to be laid o~f for lack of work or purpose of economy, the employees h:;lving the least seniority record shall be laid off first, except when the appoint- ing officer deems it for the best interest of t he service to retld.n a person having a special knowledge or fitness for the work re- maining to be done. SECTION 6. Where no eligible list exists, the Civil Service Board, mllY, in its discretion, approve the temporary or permanent appointment of Rny llpplicllnt found to qualify for the position. 32 24 25 26 27 28 29 32 . . RULE VII. PRO~A1'ImT AN~ RE!,!OVALS 1 2 :5 4 5 6 7 SECTION 1. Eve~y Civil Service appointee shRll be on probg- tion for six months I period, and if dur1.nc; such period the probp- tioner shall not have be~n discharsed o~ ~8duced, his 8ppointment sh~ll be deemed complete; provided th~t when s Civil Sc~vice employee has performed duties satisfactorily for one ye~r or mo~e precedin7 the creation of a new position, if he then obtains regular appointment to such new position, his term of p~ob~tion shRll be considered completed at the expirution of thirty days following such re3u19r gppointment; provided that the Civil Service BOlilrd may require of either or of hoth th.. employee lind the head of the depi' r tment involved D further and f inl;ll orpl or wri tten report of sucb nRture as the Board may choose before making permanent such Eppointment. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SECTIC~T 2. If rCl;,T p~ob('tioner, upon fsir trial, shRll be found incompetent or d1.squ&lified for the perform~nce of the duties of the position to which aptlointed, he m9Y be dis-:lh"rsed by the 30~rd, upon r"comm"mc1aticn of the he9.d of the dep9rtment involv..". If i'1 the opinion of the EO'i1"d h", is still reSf'~oed 9S competent for some other position in th", ~pme or II simil~r clsssification hi9 n~me may be pl~ced on the ",ligi~le list for such ot~e1" position SECTIC" 3. Sho'-lld the Hork for which a prob&tioner h~s been certified Drove temoorary nn~ should he be laid ofP without fGult or oelinqu~ncy on hi.s p"rt before his t~1"m of pC'obation is com- pleted, his name shall be restorl':d tn the eli;;ihle list .nd the term he shBll hpve served shall be credited to him on his prob~- tionary pI':piod. RULE VIII. REDUCTI0N, _SUSP~NSICN AND DTSCHARGE S~CTION 1. No person holdinG a position under the cl~ssified Civil Service shall be reduced in position, suspended or disch~rged except for' just cD.use, Hhich shllll not be religious or politic~l. 18 19 20 21 22 23 In the event tbe !'!9.yor p nd COllLmon Councilor any BOllrd or officer of the City sh~ll dete~ine that II position or employment or work is no longer necessary, or that funds ~re not Qvailable for the payment of the salsry or wllges of Rny employee or offic",r, or for 9ny reason shall llbolish any emp10c~.ent or office, ~ny officer or employee affected thereby may qppesl from such order to the C~vil Service BOllro. The Civil Service E02reJ shQll h~ve pO'.~er ::no a.uthori ty to dete~mine whether o~ not such order ,,'~~ m~de ir -:;ood faith, ~md if no+" to restore th", officer or employee 2ffect-d thereby to his employment. 30 31 S::\CTION 2. G~mblin:; o.~ other immor?l practices or con(1uct, tbe use of intoyj.catinc lic:uorE1 QS G beverHze whtle en:=~gec_ in the perform8n~e of his duties, the exceesive use of intoxic~tin3 liquor~ th.. use of' ,:,occ.in, morphine, opi1Jm or otbe~ h"~mful 0.1"'-138, +11e ; fEi lure to P~;,T promptly just ~nd ler.:;~l debts, the U8e of ob9cene, I profpY'!e or 1:!ulg9r lQn,'3uoge, insuborrJ.:i.n.?tjon" incjYility "'lhil~ O!1 <Il1ty, tl:v, promotion of st;1"ife, c1iRcont.ent or disonedienc-, or any dis=r~c"f1)l, infe'11ous or cri'111.Yl3l "ct or soncJuct on the p~rt nf the Civil Service Employ~e sh~lll be snd is sufficil'nt srounc1 for his re~ovql from Civil S~rvice; 2nd upon sRtisf~ctory prnof of ~ny' such ~'ct or -:lono.uct, t~o" employee cOlT'.lllittine; the s~me 8h~11 n", . rec1nced, sc'Rpended or (1 Qch''''sed. ~s in th... opinion of the PC>8rd ! H01)1(~ 'Je juS't. ,I I SEc'rrON 3. In ~ll c~s.", of dischEr,,') or red1.1ction in r~nk or' co~,pen~Dtion, "har;~es must first be f'iled'-with the Foard setting forth in Hri tins the s pe cifi c ;~rounds of ccmplaint a gl;linst the ere~loy~e souo"ht to ":-)e rec.uced or disch:Ar_~,'ed. Ch:.:lr?es s~nt thr01Jo:h the m::til Hill not be considere". '1",,,, o,,~son filin::': the cfl~r"e Rh~l - ~ ~ 1 2 :5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I I 11 , 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 , : . . be design~.ted the "Compl;inllnt" and the employee against who the charges are file.d shell be designllt.ed liS the "Defend:mt". Upon receipt of written charges, the SRme shall be ex~mined by the Board. If the charges 9N' found to be in due form llnd of sufficient i~port!lnce to justify a heli!ring, the Bor.rd shall cause s. copy of su h charges to be ser'led upon th", defendant together with II notice commancUng him to l1ppepr before the Bo..rd within II time fixed by the Board and answer or show Clluse in writing why be should not be discharGed or reduced in r:;;nk or compensation. At the time set, anc after due notice gi''''m thereof, ... hell.rin!:'; shllll be held for the considerl'tion of su.ch chrlr:::;e. At such hell.ring, e'lidence ms.y be heard for end against the defend~nt. end the complainant and the defendant 80811 hll'Te a right to be heard personally and by the counsel. SECTION 4. At least twenty-four hours before the time set fo] he:aring the ch!>rges, the compl:ainllnt sh!;:ll furnish to the defends.nt ! or to the Board for the use of the defendlln t, the n8me s of all I witnesses who Ilre to be called to testify against the defendant at i such hellrin3 and the defendant shllll furnish the compll?inant, or to i the Board for trle use of the complainant, the n9mes of :;.11 witnesse who are to becrlled upon to testify in beh~lf of the defend~nt at I such hellring. No witnesses except those whose nli1re s are so furnish' eO. shpll be permi tted to testify at such !l hearing, except th",t upon a proper sholdn2; made, the Board may ~dmi t the testimony of ! addition~l witnesses. Where charges lire ID8de upon information and , belief, the source of such information must be stated. , I i , i I of the Bo:ard, the defendant is not guilty of flny of the charges I filed, or is not guilty of /iny charges of sufficient gra'lity to i call for Ii penalty, he shall be acquitted and the charges dismissed I If in the judgment of the Board the defenopnt is guilty of charges I \"hich !l.re of sufficient grounds for dischprge, judgl"ent to th~t I effect shllll be rend",red and the rendition of such judgment sball : ser'le to oi s charge sllid defendant from Ci vil servi ce. If found i guilty of charges which do not require the disch~rge of the defendRnt, the Board may render judgment sl'.I'pending the defend:mt from ser'lice for such time ~s in the circumstances would be just, or m~y render judgment reducing the defend~nt in position, or he may be trlmsferr",d to some other position, in the classified ser'li ce. S~CTION 5. After consider~tion of such charges and of ~ll e'lidence presented thereon, the 30"1'0. sh&ll render such judgment as 1-10ulo be right a.nd just in the ci.rcumsh.nces. If, in the judgment SECTION 6. In the event of the discharge of a Ci'lil Ser'lice I employee for cause, such discharged employee shall not be sub- sequently appointed to an emergency or temporary position except by the written consent of the Ci'li1 Service Boprd. SECTION 7. In case an employee of the cllissified Ci'lil Ser'lice is appointed to " position in the unclassified ser'lice. his dismiss~l by the he~d of deplirmment from such position shall not ~ccomplish his dismissal from the Ci'lil Service but he shall be restored to the r~nk and gr~de held by him prior to his appointment, yo the unclassified service. RULE IX. APPEALS I 255 ! . I ! i i e en SECTION 1. .~Jhen 4lppeals aretll.ken as p.Y'o'lided in Section of the City Chart"'r, tbe ps.rty appealing ~ustwithin three d~ys from the date of suspension, reduction in rllnk or dismissal (or wi thin such extension of time lil.S roPy be gr~nted by the Bo~rd on good cause shown) file with the S~cret!lry of the BORrd written noti of his apped. Thereupon, if t he Board finds the appell.l propermy tll . . 1 it shall aouise the department head of the takin~ such appeal Dnd sh'311 fix the Ume and place Fhen such aps:>eB.l shall be heaT'd, which 2 time "18Y re ch~'nfed by tfoe Board on applicaUon of' either pPT'ty or upon its o',m motion. :H such hearinG the parties shall be given ~ aho:oportuni tJ' to be hpard, person911y end 'yy counsel, t" c',ll wi t- rie~ses pnd introduce oral Rnd documentary evidence in their heholf, 4 respect.j_"vely. 5 SECTION? If, in the judgment of' the 30ard, the reasons ziven f'(\T' the reduction, suspension or dismissAl of such employees are 6 sufficient, the S8!Yle shall be Bffirmed. If the reasons 3iven are found not bo be sufficient, the action shall be overruled and such 7 employee restored to his position. If', in the opinion of the Board, the reasons ~iven are suf"icient to re0uire the removal of such U " 8 emplihyee frcm the pa1^tlcule.r posl ticI' involved, but such employee is still re2;2rded as competent for some oth,," ;;,"~ition in the cl~ss or 9 simil'3r clsssification, his name shell be placed on the eli3ible list for euch other position. 10 11 12 13 14 RULE X. EFFICIENCY BUREAU SECTION J. In order to promote efficiency in the classified Civil Service of the Cit~T, there is here1J'Ir cre2t0d e: "EUre8.Tt of E:":"iciency", consistin.::; of the me'11bere of "the Civil Service Aoard and the Chief EX8~iner. SE.CTIo}' 2. as follol,s: The duties ::>f the Bureau of' Efficie':1cy shall be 15 (a) To ascertain the duties of e sch positIo:'! in the 16 classified service; the manner in "hlch these dutiee are performed; the cost thereof; the system and conditions under which groups transact the public business; the number of city employees enZ8:ed 17 upon particulsr duties; and such other facts as shall enable the 18 Civil Service Board to determine and compare the 8ctual efficiency . "ith the efficiency ',Ihich ought fairly to be 8xpec+ed from groups 'and individuals. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 (b) To ascertain an~ record the standard of individugl efficiency, "hich standard shall be based upon 0 m8rking of ei:hty-five per centum. (c) To recommend to the Ci ty Council measure s :"or incrsesin;; incUvidu81, groll;J and departments.l efficiency, and providing for uniformity of compensation and simplicity of operation. SECTION 3. Efficiency ~e~or~s. Be cords of the efficiency of employment under Civil Service shall be kept by the Efficiency Bureau and shall contain markins! derived from reports of the respective hEads of departments, or from other investigations by the Bureau of Efficiency. The Eureau of Efficiency shAll from time to time prescribe subjects ar f actors to be used in deter- mining efficiency markings, and shall assign weight to such factors. The subject or factors prescribed shall be based upon the duties of the particula.r posi tion to 1,hich they apply, shsll be '-lniform for all positions having similar duties, shall be such as "ill, test fairly the 'l"cpl it~, pnd the amount of services performed an.d the weights assigned shall be such 13,1' '.Jill represent fairly relative values. SECTION 4. Reports. The Pureau of Efficiency shall require individual efficiency report! to be made periodically by heads of depart'TIents, in accordance wlth methods suggested oJ:' aIlDY'oved by it. So far ee pr8 cti calble, efficiency ratings f'hall be based on fact;~ onlJ' and not on judsment. The 5ureau of Efficiency may re- . . quire of heads of departments the filing of specific ~nc satisfact- lory reasons for MY ratin,; records; report~ and msrkin.as of efficienc~ used in each depsrbment shall be open at all times to the inspection of the Bureau of Efficiency, and efficiency records 2 of t"e Rl1rea1l of Efficiency respecting each department ljJH,wise shill be open to inspection by heads of departments, in respect to 3 employees of their respective departments. Each Civil Service employee shall have the rie;ht to be informed of his efficiency 4 record 1)y the Bureau of efficiency. :'t;:ny employee wishin:o; to make objections 88 to the correctness of any repprt of his efficiency 5 records shall do so within ten days after suc~ report has been 6 filed with the Efficiency Bureau. Efficiency records shall not be open to public inspection. 7 SECTION 5. Dismissal for Inefficiency. The Board shall Bscer- 8 tain and record the compa.rative efficiency of employees in the Civil Service and shall have the p011er to dismiss from the service those 9 who fall below the standard of efficiency established. Sut before such dismissal is made, the Secretary of the Board shall advise the employee involved thAt he is found beloH the established standard of efficiency and that if he so demands in writine; within five days from date of receipt of such notice, he may be heard in his own defense before the Board. If such demand is made, the Board shall then fix the time and place for hearing. 10 11 12 13 14 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 SECTION 6. Char~es based on efficienc records. Any markin[s of general average e ow seventy per centum on the efficiency records of a Civil Service employee shall be suffi cient ground for investigation and action by the Civil Service Br)[~rd 9S provided in the Charter. Where the verified final avera[e 0 f a Civil Service employee is below seventy per centmn, the Board may order his dismissal from the service, after such employee has first been presented with r",asons fop such dismissal specifically stated inwrlting ~nd has been given an opportunity to be heard before the Soard in his own defense. The communication of such decision to the employee shall without other formality separate him from the service. RDLE XI. PROMOTIONS SECTION 1. All promotions in the Civil Service shall be in accordance with Sec. 252 of the Charter, and in the competitive class shall be made upon competitive examinations. Competition in such examinetlons shall be limlted to the employees in the lower gre.des of the same division who have served at least one ;)'ear in the department in which the position exists. An advancement in rank shall constitute a promotion. whenever practicable, vacancies shall be filled by promotion; provided that whenever the Board shall determine that it is impracticable to fill a position by prol"otion, an eligible list shall be created by an open competitive examination. SECTlmr 2. Examinations for promotions shall beheld whenever the interest of the service shall require. SECTION 3. Applications for examil'Jati.on for promotion shall b~ mad", out on blanks furnished by the Board and shall be filed by the applicp~t, with the Secretary of the Boards, at least five days before the date for examinatiol'J, unless such time is extended by the Board. SECTION 4. Examinations for promotion shall be bf the same dharacteras prescrlb",<'! for original admission to Civil Service, . . xcept that efficiency ano seniorit~ shall constitute one-tenth, 1 "ach of the total Heights of all subjects. 11 SECTION .5. Every exa'Ylina tio11 for promotion shsll include an "xamlnation to test physical expertness and health, unless the 3 ~pplicant has a satisfe.ctory standing in thesc two particulars attained in a test made within two years past, or unless the 4 position incolved is one wfuich (ioes not reoui>:>e such physic91 test. 5 SECTION 6. All members of the Police or Fire Depart'1lel1t shell ~e elic;ible to examil1atiol1, promotion and ai'pointment to any 6 position in their respective department without regard to reQuire- nents of these rules rel~tive to height, wei:;et or chest measurement. 7 SECTION 7. The marking to be enteT'?c for efficiency shall 8 ~btain by 9verage all monthly efficiency avera:.:e ratinGS for the ix months irmnediRtely precedin::; the examination. 1-leere no .fficiency records exist covering this period, the Board shall 9 ~nvestigate and enter such merkinc;s PS it shall deem fair and proper 10 11 12 13 14 15 SECTION 8. The merkins to be entered for Reniority shall be Jbtained by sddin::; to the ffi9rkins of seventy per centum on the cale of one hQndred as folloHs: (a)Tw5 points for each year of the first four year's ervi ce. (b) One point for each year of the next four years' serv ceo (c) Dredit for seniority shall be civen only for servid8 y actual emploY'llent in the ,::rade frort' which pro'1lotion is sought, or )th",r gr'1des in the department, whether such service has been 30ntir:mo"~s or not. 16 SECTION 9. Lists of persons eli:;ible for pro~otion in each 'epartment or nranch of the service for which promotion examina- 17 bions are held shall be kept b;y the Chief Examiner in the register ~f eli13i 1:Jle SA Appoint.ments end certidication for appointment Of 18 ~ligibles fer prornotfon shall be made from the re2ister 01' eligibles 19 ,~n the s~~e manner as provided in these rules for orizinal appoint- nents. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SECTIOllT 10. Li s t when two or Jrefenr cc 0 'lOll In mAkinz Rppointments from the eligible promot~on more eligibles hove the sc~e Cereral Average. 1:Je siven to seniority of se.rvice. SECTION 11. Increase or decrease in the compens8tio"l of ar';,' ~.sition in the Civil S",rvice, whereby such position is 91Aced in different srade or classification. shall not affect the termre '1' the incumbent of such position, unless such change shall involve a. ch'OP=r ')1' d',lty reo'~1irin;; a ,Ufferent exa~mination. RULE XII. CHANGE OF DUTIES AVD TRANSFERS. SECTION 1. Whenever it 2.hal appear to the Civ:il Service Board Ghat the duties of any position have been changed so as to call for performance of duties different. from those in Hhich th8 persons "ill inc: such posi tions c.)3re examined and certified, the Board may cancel all eligible lis ts for sclch pas i tions so chanceS.. SECTION 2. All persons appointed to, or promoted in, the classjf'ied Civil Service sh911 be I?ssigned to and perform the ,"uties of the posi Uon to which a:)pointed or promoted. In case 613 xiGency, and employee may be tEmporerily assie:ned wi thout extra pay to other than his regular duties, but no such assignment set',l}, ~ 3 for a peri od of more than thirty days wi thout the w ri tten uonsent of the Civil Service Board. 30 31 32 . . SECTION 3. Temporery transfers for a period of not exceedins 1 thirty days of persons from one position to another poei tion in the same srade and same division of the service cnn within the same 2 depart.ment may. ;)e meCle by the heec1s of the respective c1epartments wi thout notice to the Civil Service Board. ,vhen s.ny such tr9.nsfer 3 is intended to be permanent and the name of the person transferred is to appear thereafter upon a different peyroll, notice must be sent to the Board the t entry of the name may be made upon its 4 re cords and its consent in wri ting obtEdned for s nch transfer before 5 the sametakes effect. 6 SECTION 4. Transfers without examination from a position in one department to a similar position in another dep~rtment or from one eli~ible list to another for a similar position, may be made 7 oy obtaini!'::; the consent in writing of the head of the department 8 Prom which the transfer is desired, the request in writing of the .ead of the department to which the transfer is to be made, and the 9 ~pproval of the Civil Ser~ce Board in writing. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 RULE XIII . ABSENCE SECTION 1. Except in cases of sickness or great emergency, .bsence from duty without lEave or without written notice to the ead of the department involved, stating the reason for such bsence, shall be cause for dismissal. Any officer or employee in he Civil Service of the City who shall absent himself from duty or a period of six or more days, without permission in writing rom the head of the department, shall be deemed discharged from he service of the City. SECTION 2. The head of a department may grent to an employee herein upon his written request, a leave of absence without pay or a period of not exceeding sixty days, by first obtainin3 the pproval and consent of the Ci~il Service Board in writing. SECTI01.T 3. At the expiration of e leave of absence, the emploYEie hall report for duty and shall thereupon be returned to the osi tion filled by him when such .le ave was granted" except as other~ ise stated in this rule. RULE XIV. RESIGNATIONS AND REINSTATbMENTS. SECTION 1. The following shall constitute resignetions from ositions in the classified Civil Service. (a) Failure leave of absence; (h) Failure suspension; (c) to report for duty at the expiration of a to report at the expiration of a period of 25 XIII; Absence from duty contrary to the provisions of Rule 26 27 28 29 30 . 31 32 (d) The execution of a written statement of a tender of resignation, i,ts e.cceptance by the head of the department in which the position held is classified, e.nc1 the same being filed with and accepted by the Board. SECTION 2. l.;henever, for leck of work or funds or other neceesary causes, it becomes necessary in any department to reduce the force in and ,emploJTjffie~t within the Civil Service, the employee lest certified for employment in such classification, who hss been accepted sha:j.l be laid off first; providinz that the good of the pubjLic service shall et all times be considered and the Board shall have ! power to ',aive this provision. Where individual'rights conflitt . t.!ith public righte it is understood that the former must give way. . . . . Wheni t is desired to incresse the force in any department for ~ny emplo;j'ment \.tithin the classified Civil Service, all eligible then rem~inins upon the e1igi ble li st for Duch employment, who !?re entitled to reinstEtement at the time such incre~se is mqde, shall '3 be reinstated in the order of original certific~tion, provided that this provision shall not ~pply to intermittent employments in any 4 department of the City (as in the Case of deputies in the department of the City Clerk He~lthDepgrtment snd tempor~ry service in the Police Department) the names for which are certified from eligible lists. In reducing the :Porce of intermittent service, the hea.d of the department shall layoff, first emer~ency men, if gny are employed; second, men certified from the eligible list in the inverse order of their ~ppointment. 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .29 30 31 32 RULE XV. REPORTS SECTION 1. In order th~t the Civil Service :3ollpd may keep proper records of chlmges in service, the heads of departments shall promptly report in writing to the Board as follows: (lit) Every refusal or neglect on the part of a.n eligible who hus been duly certified or appointed to Bccept an appointment: (b) Every change in the compensation of any officer or employee; (c) (d) and whether :'la.id separation was ca.used by dismissal,redgnation, sickness, or otherwise; (e) The return of an employee to duty on the expiration of his term oP ouspension or other absence; (f) Efficiency maftkings a~ provided by these rules. Every suspension of any officer or employee; Every separation from the service for one day or mo'e SECTIQN 2. \-lhen lIny position is cre~ted or ~bolished, the hea~ of the department affected shall immedistely report the same in writing to the Civil Service Bo~rd. SECTION 3. A list to be known DS the "Civil Service Employees List of the City oP San EernQrdino" shpllbe kept in the office of the Civil Service BoQrd, which sh:oll contf<1n the nome of every person empJoyed or receivin_, cC'mpensation in t.he Civil Service, shall show the ti tIe of his position, the sl<lary or compens:?tton thereto attached, the d9te of hts appointment to such position, the date when he enter'?C'_ the C1 vil Service of the City, the tr9Y!sfers ~nd the places in the service which he has filled, :ond by whom his appointment w?s made. Rl~E XVI. INVESTIGATIONS SECcrYON 1, The }3oQro shall ml'ke inv'?stiC'rtior.s concerning the enforce:nent 9n~ effect 0::' -~ l-e proviE:ion2 of theC5_1/:..1 Service provisions of the ChQrter of the City and of these fules. . SECTION 2. In 'my invest1:;Qtion conG'..'Jted by the Bo"rd it shHll heve the p01.Jer to subpoena ~nd require the stteno"lDce of ldtnesses and the proouction thereby of books ano p:ilpers pertinent to the investj::;f<tion, ~.nd to administer o9ths to such Hitmesses. 'SECTION 3. The Chief Examiner shs.ll, umler the direction of t ,e :3 o2rd, make such examinations as m:oy be necess~ry to ascert~jn the qualificlltions of all applicants for positions, the duties prescribe for the various Dositlons in the Civil Service, :ond the conduct of ~ll employees under the Civil Service. . . RULE XVII. CERTIFICATION 0'" PAYROLLS. 1 SEC'J.'ION 1. The 'J'J.dget Clerk shall not approveJ the Ci t;y Clerk nor I'ny other officer who m0;" iss'J.e warrpr,ts on the City Tre~,surer, a sh!>ll not issue such wl<rrgrts ~nd the Cit:7 'rc>el<,surer shl<ll not p"y any w~rra~ts for rr,y s~ll<ry or compensation for services to any 3 person holn 1n2; or pe rformin:::: the 0 uUes of~' pos i tiel" in the Civil Service unle s s the p,,;'roll or dem,9nd for Re'ch s!>ll<ry or compers ~ tiC'!' 4 sh~ll be~r G certifiCBte of the Civil Servicp BOQ,rd. by its Secretor. or other oficcer that such person nl<med has been ~ppointec or employ 5 ed Rnd is performinf service in accord&nce with the provisions of the Civil S~rvice rules. 6 RULE XVTII. POLITICfili ACTIVITv, 7 S 2C'::ION 1. No officer or employee of the City shall directly 8 or inc.irectly solicit or receive or be in any mEnner concerned in soliciting or receivins Gny Qssessment. sl~scription or contri- 9 bution for gny poli tlc~l pGrty or poli tical puroise ,Jhatever. No person holdins a position in the clQssified service shall tgke ~ny part in politic2l mvnagement of aff~irs or in political com- pl'i3ns further than to c~st his vote or to <;;xpress priv~.tely bis opinions. Viol~tion of this rule by a Civil Service employee sh?ll be sufficiert .;;rouncR for remov?l from the service. 10 11 12 13 14 15 RULE XIX. MISCELLANEOTJS. SECTION 1. No advice sh~ll be ~iven ~s to the course of prep.-rQtion that "pplicDnts Rhould follow. nor shall specimens of examinGtion p~peY's be furnished. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 SECTION 2. I'he Chiiif EXPl1iner. subject to the directions of tie Board. sh~ll have ch9rge of p]l m~tters pertdning to the prepar&tio . for anel conduct ,of examin~.tions, 9nd shldl: (Q) Determine the subjects in each exemin~tion pnd the relmtive weights thereof; (b) Preppr" or cause to loe prepst'ec sed table questioCls to be ~sked. '~nd shall report the results of each ex~mination to the Bo~rd; (c) Reco~end expert ~ssistants to 9id him in prep9ripg questions ond r ating examin~tion papers whenev,.)r necessary; (d) Direct the work or ex~miners and other employees subordin~te to him, ~nd shall t2ke c~re to secure accur~cy. uniform~ ity ~nd justice in eXQmination; (e) Determine. in the first instcmce, Illl li!,uestions reh - ing to the eligibility of app1icDnts for exemingtion b?sed upon thei written applications. and "lso questions rel~ting to the ~dmisssbili y of appliclmts when they lilppear for examin.,tion; (f) Audit 1'.11 aCCOU'1ts for compensation of examjners ~nd for ~ll other expenses incident to examinations; (g) Act 2S secretory ~nd keep the records of the proceed ng of the Boerd, hlJve chOlrge of pnd be responsible for the safe-keeping of the books. records. pepers ond other property of the City used by the Board; m9ke such certifications 3S the Board shalldirect of eligibles for appointment; conduct the correspondence of the BOllrd. perform such other dutie S. as ffiQY be Ii s si2;ned to him, and shall report his actions to the BOQrd. 24 25 26 27 28 29 SECTION 3. The Chief Examiner is Ruthorized to QPprove, in th n~me of the Boprd. leaves of posence of thirty days or less. 30 RULE XX. OFFICERS 31 SECTION 1. An election shP.ll be held for Chllir!'1~n of the Bo~r . 32 at the first meeting of the BOQrd after the ~ppointment and quali- ! ficati on of the new members appointed by the Ci t:l Council in July .. . ' .. . . 1 2 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Civil Service Board of the City of San Bernardino 3 ' at a meeting thereof held on the lath day of February 1954, 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 by theA:::ow~t:~ NOES: ~ ~ ~ The foreg~ing Resolution is hereby approved this lath day 12 February . 1954. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ~~ tJ. m~~ '. he: rman " \.-~o f \{~)\ . (> \. C\,,'f. \."\\.' .,... ~':;~::,;.... ~~ 12, February 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ' 21 22 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 24 25 26'1 27' :: I 30 311 d J.i 3211 1:1 I' ,[ I, I I . . I HERE:BY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Civil Service Board of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting thereof held on the 10th day of February 1954, by the following vote. to-wit: AYES: ~ ~/~ NOES: ..........-~ ABstNT: ~ The foregOing Resolution is hereby approved this 10th day . 1954. ~/Z# Ii. m-- _f! /1~ , ChEf rman ~ f \ \..- ~O " '\ r~el'" "" C;M" " l~V~~~,~~ ,~~