ORD 76-15 POLICE DEPARTMENTORDINANCE NO. 76- 15
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW RELATING TO THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT OF SAID CITY, ADOPTING A SYSTEM
OF CIVIL SERVICE FOR THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND ALL
FULL PAID EMPLOYEES THEREOF; CREATING A CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE 70-8.
The City Council of the City of Winslow do ordain as follows:
Section 1. Except as provided herein, the City of Winslow
hereby adopts a civil service system as set forth in RCW 41.12
(Laws of 1937, Chapter 13) for the Police Department of the City
of Winslow, and all full time paid employees therein, and all
advancements, demotions, suspensions, discharges or control
thereof, and of the members thereof, shall be under the control
of and governed by civil service rules prescribed in or adopted
pursuant to RCW 41.12 as if the same may have been heretofore or
may be hereafter amended.
Section 2. There is hereby created for the administration
of such civil service for the Police Department, a Civil Service
Commission composed of three members who shall be appointed by
the Mayor of the City of Winslow with the concurrence of the City
Council. Term of office of such Civil Service Commission shall
be six years, and the present Civil Service Commissioners shall
serve in said position until expiration of their existing terms
of office, resignation or removal. In the event any Civil Service
Commissioner shall resign, becomes disqualified or be removed for
cause, another commissioner shall be appointed to take his place
for the unexpired portion of the term.
Section 3. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be applicable
to only full time employees employed by the City of Winslow after
the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 4. The Commission shall organize itself, hold
meetings, adopt rules and regulations, and perform the duties and
exercise the powers of the commission in accordance with the pro-
visions of Washington State law.
Section 5. All applicants for employment with, advancement
in, or the filling of a vacancy in, the Police Department of the
City of Winslow shall be required to have specified qualifications,
have tenure of office, and be subject to removal, as provided in
the Civil Service Regulations adopted by the Commission con-
sistent with the law of the State of Washington except that in
the employment, advancement and filling of vacancies in the
Department, the Commission shall certify to the appointing power
the names of the three persons highest on the eligible list for
the Class (or the list held appropriate for such class) to which
the vacant position has been allocated, or willing to accept
employment, the appointing power shall select one of the three
persons to be appointed to the available position.
Section 6. The appointing power for the position of the
Chief of Police shall be the Mayor of the City of Winslow with
the concurrence of the City Council. All other positions shall
be appointed by the Chief of Police but only with the concurrence
of the Mayor of the City of Winslow.
Section 7. Any rules and regulations adopted by the exist-
ing Civil Service Commission pursuant to Ordinance 70-8 are
deemed in full force and effect until amended or repealed by the
Civil Service Commission.
Section 8. In the event any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be declared invalid, the other provisions shall
not be affected thereby, and shall remain in full force and
effect.
Ordinance 70-8 is hereby repealed.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Winslow and
approved by the Mayor on this ~day of September, 1976.
Mayor
ATTEST:
~P OVED AS TO FORM:
ert W. McKisson
of Beresford, Booth, Lehne, McKisson
& Baronsky
City Attorneys