Appointing authority shall mean the city administrator. All appointments to and promotions in the police and fire department shall be made solely on merit, efficiency, and fitness, which shall be ascertained by open competitive examination and impartial investigation by the commission. Appointments shall mean all means of selecting, appointing, or employing any person to hold any position or employment subject to civil service. Full-time police officers shall mean police officers in positions which require certification by the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center, created pursuant to section 81-1402, who have the power of arrest, who are paid regularly by the city, and for whom law enforcement is a full-time career, but shall not include clerical, custodial, or maintenance personnel. Full-time firefighter shall mean duly appointed firefighters who are paid regularly by the city and for whom firefighting is a full-time career, but shall not include clerical, custodial, or maintenance personnel who are not engaged in fire suppression. Promotion or demotion shall mean changing from one position to another, accompanied by a corresponding change in current rate of pay. Position shall mean an individual job which is designated by an official title indicative of the nature of the work.
(Ord. 2394, § 1(art. III, § 1), passed 12-16-1985; Ord. 3601, § 4, passed 4-25-2011)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 1943, § 19-1829