A. The functions of the civil service commission shall be as follows:
1. As provided by this chapter, the commission shall hear appeals submitted by any person in the classified service relative to any suspension, dismissal, demotion, or reduction in pay, and to certify its findings and recommendations as provided in this chapter.
2. The commission shall certify to the appointing power a list of all persons eligible for appointment to the appropriate position in the classified service. Such eligibility list shall be established by the personnel officer, as provided by this chapter and on the basis of merit and fitness ascertained so far as practicable by competitive examination. The commission, at its discretion, shall have available to it any and all documents, tests, examinations, work samples, or any combination of these which will, in the opinion of the commission, demonstrate the fair and impartial administration of the examination process by the personnel officer.
3. When requested by the council, the commission shall hold hearings and make recommendations on any matter of personnel administration within the limits of the requests of the council.
4. The commission may, at the request of the city council, review any and all information in the personnel file of an employee in the classified service.
B. The commission is authorized to adopt resolutions and take all actions necessary and proper to carry out the functions of the commission pursuant to this section and this chapter, including, but not limited to:
1. In any investigation or hearing conducted by the commission, it shall have the power to examine witnesses under oath and compel their attendance or the production of evidence by subpoenas issued under the authority of the city council and attested to by the city clerk. It shall be the duty of the chief of police to cause all such subpoenas to be served, and the refusal of a person to attend or to testify in answer to such a subpoena shall subject the person to prosecution in the same manner set forth by law for failure to appear before the council in response to a subpoena issued by the council. Each member of the commission shall have the power to administer oaths to witnesses.
2. The commission shall conduct appeal hearings in accordance with the procedures contained in Section 2.80.560.
3. The commission may request that the city council appoint a hearing officer to conduct hearings, gather evidence, prepare findings, and/or make recommendations to the commission.
(Ord. 86-03-970 § 1 (part), 1986)