There is hereby created and established a civil service board to be composed of seven members who shall be residents of the City of Dallas and a number of adjunct members equal to the number of members on the city council who shall have qualifications established by the city council. Biennially in September of each odd-numbered year, the city council shall appoint the members and adjunct members to serve for two years and until their successors have been appointed and qualified, and the mayor shall designate one member as chair subject to confirmation by a majority of the city council. The adjunct members shall not have voting privileges on matters to be determined by the civil service board but shall perform such duties as prescribed for them by this Charter. The members and adjunct members of the civil service board shall not hold any other position under the city, county, or state government. The city council may remove any member or adjunct member of the board. Any vacancies on the board must be filled by the city council for the unexpired term. (Amend. of 4-2-83, Prop. No. 7; Amend. of 4-6-85, Prop. No. 4; Amend. of 8-12-89, Prop. No. 1; Amend. of 5-1-93, Prop. No. 8; Amend. of 11-8-05, Prop. No. 7; Amend. of 11-5-24)
(a) Immediately after appointment, the board shall organize by electing one of the members vice chair. The board shall also appoint a secretary, who shall not be a member or adjunct member of the board. The secretary shall serve as director of the civil service department of the city and employ such assistants and employees to positions as the city council may establish.
(b) The secretary of the board shall serve for a period of two years from the date of appointment or until a successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner discharged by the board. The secretary shall be appointed by a majority of all of the members of the board and may not be discharged during the term of office except by a two-thirds vote of all of the board members. The secretary shall receive such compensation as is fixed by the board. (Amend. of 4-2-83, Prop. No. 7; Amend. of 5-3-97, Prop. No. 8)
(a) The civil service of the city is divided into the “unclassified” and “classified” service.
(b) The unclassified service shall include:
(1) the directors of departments, assistant directors of departments, and other managerial personnel as designated by city council;
(2) the municipal court clerk and the secretary of the civil service board; and
(3) the labor class, which shall include all ordinary unskilled labor.
(c) The classified service shall include all positions not exempted or otherwise designated according to the Charter. There shall be in the classified service two classes to be known as the “competitive class” and the “noncompetitive class,” as follows:
(1) The competitive class shall include all positions and employment for which it is practical to determine the merit and fitness of the applicant by competitive examination.
(2) The noncompetitive class shall consist of all positions designated to respond to special needs identified by directors of departments and approved by the board or positions requiring peculiar and exceptional qualifications or management accountability as may be determined by the rules of the board. (Amend. of 4-2-83, Prop. No. 7; Amend. of 11-8-05, Prop. No. 5; Amend. of 11-5-24)
(a) The civil service board, subject to the approval of the city council, shall:
(1) adopt, amend, and enforce a code of rules and regulations providing for appointment and employment in all positions in the classified service, which shall have the force and effect of law;
(2) adopt rules regulating reduction of force of employees and in what order they shall be dismissed and reinstated; and
(3) make investigation concerning the enforcement and effect of this section of the Charter and of the rules adopted under the powers granted in this section.
(b) The rules as adopted shall provide for the following:
(1) Notice of no less than seven days of any public meeting of the board.
(2) A lapse of 15 days between a recommended change in the rules by the board and action by the city council.
(3) Notice to all department heads and through them to their employees regarding any recommended changes.
(4) No changes in the rules shall become effective without complying with the notice provisions as stated in this section.
(c) If the civil service rules or any rule adopted by the civil service board, the civil service trial board, or an administrative law judge, and approved by the city council, conflicts with a provision of this Charter or the personnel rules adopted by ordinance of the city council, then this Charter and the personnel rules will prevail.
(d) The civil service board shall make an annual report to the city council at the end of each fiscal year, giving a complete statement of the board’s activities and containing such recommendations with regard to improving the efficiency of the civil service as it may deem advisable. (Amend. of 6-12-73, Prop. No. 29; Amend. of 11-8-05, Prop. No. 5)
The board shall provide for examination in accordance with its code of rules and regulations, and maintain lists of eligibles to each class of the service of those meeting the requirements of said regulations. Positions in the classified service shall be filled from such eligible lists upon requisition of the city manager.
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