Section 58. Rules.
   Subject to approval by City Council, the Civil Service Commission may promulgate and amend such rules, as the Civil Service Commission deems appropriate to promote an efficient civil service system based on merit and fitness. The Civil Service Commission shall enforce the rules it has promulgated or amended.
   The Civil Service Commission's rule-making and rule-amending authority extends to rules which are consistent with the laws of the State of Ohio. In addition, the Civil Service Commission may promulgate and amend rules, which deviate from the laws of the State of Ohio with respect to the following matters:
   (a)   The Civil Service Commission's day-to-day operations, office procedures, staff and the qualifications of the Civil Service Commission's staff.
   (b)   The preparation, conduct and grading of competitive and noncompetitive civil service examinations and other selection criteria.
   (c)   The creation, maintenance and expiration of seniority lists and the selection of candidates therefrom.
   (d)   The selection of candidates for promotion.
   (e)   Temporary and exceptional appointments.
   (f)   Transfers and reinstatements.
   (g)   Changes in classification.
   (h)   Job abolishment, layoff, order of layoff and recall, displacement rights and recall lists.
   (i)   Probationary periods.
   (j)   Appeals of members of the Classified Civil Service of the City of Bexley.
   (k)   Record-keeping by the Commission.
   (l)   Establishment, creation, review, and alteration of classification specifications.
   (m)   Procedures for establishment of new, or abolishment of existing, positions in the civil service of the City of Bexley.
   (n)   Procedures for investigation of matters involving the civil service system of the City of Bexley.
   (o)   Any other topic addressed in Chapter 124 of the Ohio Revised Code or as otherwise provided in this Charter.
(Amended Nov. 6, 2001)