(a) Organization.
(1) The Civil Service Commission shall consist of three (3) electors of the Municipality not holding other Municipal office or appointment, to be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of a majority of the members of Council. Commissioners shall serve for a term of four (4) years.
(2) A vacancy occurring during the term of any member of the Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Mayor with the approval of a majority of the members of Council.
(3) The Commission shall designate one of its members as Chairman and may appoint a Secretary who need not be a member of the Commission and may hold other Municipal office or appointment.
(b) Compensation and Funds. Members of the Civil Service Commission shall serve without compensation unless otherwise provided by ordinance. A sufficient sum shall be appropriated by the Council to carry out the civil service provisions of this Charter.
(c) Powers and Duties.
(1) The Commission shall provide for ascertainment of merit and fitness as the basis for appointment and promotion in the classified service of the Municipality, as required by the Constitution of the State of Ohio, the Revised Code of the State of Ohio, and for appeals from the action of the Director of Public Safety of the Direct to Public Service in case of transfer, reduction or removal except as otherwise provided in this Charter. The Commission shall maintain Civil Service rules, requirements and the appropriate administrative function regarding the appointment and promotion of employees in the classified service of the City. The Commission shall comply with all required mandates by the Constitution of the State of Ohio, the Ohio Revised Code and all applicable requirements for the appeal from actions of the Police and Fire Departments and Director of Public Safety in cases of transfer, reduction in grade or removal except as otherwise provided in the Charter and appropriate negotiated collective bargaining agreements.
(Approved Nov. 8, 2022)
(2) The Commission shall keep a record of its proceedings and examinations, which shall be open to public inspection, and in all matters not in conflict with this Charter shall conduct its affairs in accordance with the provisions of general law and consistent with the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Commission of Broadview Heights.
(d) Classification of Service.
(1) Officers, appointees and employees of the Municipality are hereby divided into the classified and unclassified service.
(2) The classified service shall comprise all persons employed full-time within the Police and Fire Departments for which it is practicable to determine the merit and fitness of applicants by competitive examination or who have been appointed pursuant to Article V, Section 9(e), of the Charter except for the Secretary to the Police Chief, the Secretary to the Fire Chief and all employees engaged in the activities that are principally clerical in nature.
(3) The unclassified service shall include all positions not specifically included in the classified service.
(Approved Nov. 8, 1994; Nov. 4, 2003)
(e) Appointment of Full-Time Firemen.
Editor’s note:
Division (e) was repealed by the voters on November 5, 2002.
(f) Removal. The Mayor may at any time remove any commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in office, incapacity or incompetency, provided however, that such removal shall not become final without the concurrence of at least two thirds (2/3) of the members of Council.
(Approved Nov. 3, 1998; Nov. 7, 2006)