File #: CH018    Name:
Type: Charter Commission Items Status: Filed
File created: 12/21/2020 In control: Charter Commission.
On agenda: 1/13/2021 Final action: 1/13/2021
Title: ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER V, SECTION 36, OF THE CITY OF DULUTH HOME RULE CHARTER, 1912, AS AMENDED, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DEPUTY CHIEFS OF POLICE FROM TWO TO THREE.
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ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER V, SECTION 36, OF THE CITY OF DULUTH HOME RULE CHARTER, 1912, AS AMENDED, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DEPUTY CHIEFS OF POLICE FROM TWO TO THREE.

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The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 36 of the city of Duluth Home Rule Charter, 1912, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 36. Same--Powers and duties; exceptions for those persons entitled to worker's compensation benefits.
(A). The board, with the approval of the council, shall make rules and regulations for the proper conduct of its business, and shall provide: for the classification of all employees, except (1) the officers mentioned in Chapter IV (sections 18 through 34, inclusive) of this Charter; (2) two three deputy chiefs of police, who at the time of appointment as such must be a sworn law enforcement officer in the classified service of the city; (3) two deputy fire chiefs, who at the time of appointment as such must be employed in the fire department of the city; (4) an equal opportunity representative; and (5) day laborers, officers of election boards, special police officers, special detectives and other temporary employees; for open competitive and free examination as to fitness for an eligibility list from which vacancies shall be filled; for a period of probation before employment is made permanent; and for promotion on the basis of merit, experience and record. Employees within the scope of this Chapter, who are in office at the time of the adoption of this Charter, shall retain their positions, unless removed for cause. The council may, by ordinance, confer upon the board such further rights and duties as may be deemed necessary to enforce and carry out the principles of this Chapter;
(B). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in paragraph (A) above, the board, with the approval of the council, may establish noncompetitive or other alternative evaluation procedures for the employment of persons with disabilities when because o...

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