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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
SEPTEMBER 9, 1975
CALL TO ORDER: The Civil Service Commission of the City of North
Richland Hills, Texas, was called to order by the
Chairman, Mr. John Green, at 7:30 p.m., September 9.
ROLL CALL: COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mr. John Green, Chairman
Mr. Paul Churchman, Vice Chairman
Mr. W. C. Moore
OTHERS PRESENT:
Dorothy McClure, City Council
Bobby Becknal, Employee Represent~tive
Ann Cannon, Employee Representative
Helen Cline, Deputy Secretary
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion was made by Mr. Green, seconded by Mr. Moore,
that the Minutes of the September 2, 1975 meeting be
approved as written. The Minutes were accepted.
~ AGENDA Item l. Discussion was made concerning the Police Examinations.
Certain changes were recommended by letter to Chief
Scruggs.
Sets ~~1, ~~2 and ~63 of the Police Examinations were
returned to the Chief of Police, hand delivered by
the Deputy Secretary.
AGENDA Item 2. Rule 9 was accepted with no change in the PAS Study.
Rule 10.04 Sick Leave: Paragraph (a), fourth line
should read fourteen (14) hours instead of fifteen (15)
hours of sick leave with pay credit monthly.
Rul.e 10.08 Special Leave: Third line should read:
"of city work. (Delete the next two lines down through
'however,') Begin with "Employee must inform the
department head of 3ury service."
Rule 11.03 Indefinite Suspensions: revised as follows:
a. (no change in PAS Study)
b. Suspension may be ordered by Department Heads where
conduct pre~udicial to good order is involved. Such
conduct may be defined as formal charges brought against
an employee as in the case of criminal indictment by a
Grand Jury. Suspension in such an event will be for the
duration of the criminal proceedings. Should the employee
be cleared of such charges by quashing of the indictment
or by dismissal by a competent court, Section 26, Article
XVII of the City Charter may be invoked regarding
reinstatement.
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Department Heads shall apply this provision with care
to assure that the suspension involved is in the best
interest of the City. However, in the event an active
police officer or firefighter is formally charged with
a felony, Class A or Class B misdemeanor or a crime
involving moral turpitude or infamous or disgraceful
conduct, such officer may either be removed from duties
requiring public contact or suspended in accordance with
this provision. Each such action sha11 be reviewed by
the Civil Service Commission at the next scheduled
Conunission meeting, notwithstanding the rights of a
suspended employee to appeal the suspension.
12.01 Purpose: Line three, delete the word legitimate.
12.03 Policy and Definitions: Paragraph (d), Line two,
delete the sentence pertaining to the Civil Service
Secretary assisting the appellant.
Rules 13 through 17 were accepted by the Commission as
they are written in the PAS Study.
INSTRUCTIONS: By unanimous agreement of the Coa~n3ssion, the Personnel
Department may feel at liberty to dispose of old
applications for employment which have been on file for
more than one (1) year.
OLD BUSINESS: Rule 3.04 Rights of Non Civil Service Employees Former
Civil Service: {In the absence of any reply from the
City Council to the Commission's request for explanation
of this particular paragraph), the Commission makes
no change in the wording of this in the PAS Study.
AGENDA: 1. Comparison of current Regulations with Proposed Rules
Z. Citizens Presentation
ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Moore moved to ad~ourn the meeting at 9:45 p.m.
Mr. Green seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned.
. John Green, Chairma.n
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Ruth Pinner, Secretary
Civil Service Commission
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