Michigan · statute · 78 of 1935, Mich. Comp. Laws · 20 active provisions
Within 30 days after this act shall take effect there may be created a civil service commission in each city, village or municipality of any population whatsoever having a fire and/or police department, any of the members of which are full paid by said city, village or municipality.
The civil service commission shall consist of 3 members, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the principal elected officer of the city, village or municipality with the approval of the legislative body; and he shall serve for a period of 6 years from the date of his appointment. The second member of the commission shall be…
No person shall be appointed a member of said commission who is not a citizen of the United States and who has not been a resident of said city, village or municipality for a period of 1 year and an elector of said county for a period of at least 3 years immediately preceding such appointment. No commissioner shall hol…
In event that any commissioner of said civil service commission shall cease to be a member thereof by virtue of death, removal or other cause, a new commissioner shall be appointed to fill out the unexpired term of said commissioner within 10 days after said commissioner shall have ceased to be a member of said commiss…
The city clerk or city recorder of any city, village or municipality under the terms of this act shall "ex officio" be clerk of the civil service commission and shall supply to the commission without extra compensation all necessary clerical and stenographic services for the work of the civil service commission.
For the benefit of the public service and to prevent delay, injury, or interruption therein by reason of the enactment of this act, all persons holding a position in the fire and/or police department, including the chief thereof, when this act takes effect, who shall have served in such position for a period of at leas…
Appointments to and promotions in all paid fire or police departments, or both of cities, villages, and municipalities shall be made only according to qualifications and fitness to be ascertained by competitive examinations, and no person shall be appointed, reinstated, promoted, or discharged as a full-time paid membe…
It shall be the duty of the mayor, or principal executive officer, and heads of departments of every city, village or municipality to aid the civil service commission in all proper ways in carrying out the provisions of this act, and to allow the reasonable use of public buildings and to cause suitable and convenient r…
The civil service commission in each city, village or municipality, within the terms of this act, shall First, Prescribe, amend and enforce rules and regulations for carrying into effect the provisions of this act. All rules so prepared may, from time to time, be added to, amended or rescinded. Second, Keep minutes of…
(1) The civil service commission in each city, village, or municipality shall require an individual applying for admission to an examination provided for under this act or under the rules and regulations of the commission to file in its office, within a reasonable time before the proposed examination, a formal applicat…
(1) The civil service commission in each city, village, or municipality shall make rules providing for examinations of applicants for positions in the paid fire or police departments in each city, village, or municipality under this act, for appointments, and for such other matters as are necessary to carry out the pur…
(1) All examinations for positions shall be practical in their character and shall relate to those matters and shall include those inquiries as will fairly and fully test the comparative merit and fitness of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the employment sought by them. All examinations shall be open to…
No person shall be reduced in pay or position, laid off, suspended, discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any appointing officer for religious or political reasons or affiliations. In all cases of reductions, layoff, or suspension of an employee or subordinate, whether appointed for a definite term or otherw…
(1) The tenure of each person holding an office, place, position, or employment under this act shall be only during good behavior and efficient service, and any person may be removed or discharged, suspended without pay, and deprived of vacation privileges or other special privileges by the civil service commission for…
Any commissioner or examiner, or, any other person, who shall wilfully, by himself or in cooperation with 1 or more persons, defeat, deceive or obstruct any person in respect to his right of examination or registration according to this act, or to any rules or regulations prescribed pursuant thereto, or who shall wilfu…
Whoever makes an appointment to office, or selects a person for employment contrary to the provisions of this act, or wilfully refuses or neglects otherwise to comply with, or conform to, any of the provisions of this act, or violates any of such provisions, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Misdemeanors under t…
As used in this act: (a) "Appointing power" means each person or group of persons who, acting singly or in conjunction, as a mayor, city manager, council, common council, commission, or otherwise, is or are vested by law with power and authority to select, appoint, or employ any person to hold any office, place, positi…
(1) This act does not affect any city, village, or municipality until approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon at an election at which the question of adoption of this act for that city, village, or municipality is properly submitted. (2) The governing body of any city, village, or municipality, by resolut…
A petition under section 17a, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in this section is…
(1) This act shall continue in full force and effect in any city, village, or municipality in which it has been properly adopted until rescinded by a majority of the electors voting thereon at an election at which the question of rescission of this act for that city, village, or municipality is properly submitted. (2)…