Ordinance 2003ORDINANCE NO. 2003
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING, ADDING TO, AND REPEALING PORTIONS OF
CHAPTER 1.26 OF THE EDMONDS CITY CODE, DELINEATING
THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
FIRE DEPARTMENT CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONS.
WHEREAS, the effective and efficient functioning
of the City of Edmonds, Civil Service Commissions will be
facilitated by updating the powers of the commissions, now,
therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Edmonds City Code Sections 1.26.020,
1.26.030, and 1.26.050 are hereby repealed.
Section 2. Edmonds City Code Section 1.26.040 is
hereby recodified as Section 1.26.020.
Section 3. There is hereby added to Chapter 1.26
of the Edmonds City Code a new Section 1.26.030 which shall
read as follows:
Section 1.26.030 Powers and Duties. The Police
and Fire Department Civil Service Commissions
shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) Except as hereinafter specifically
provided in subsection (b) the provisions of
Revised Code of Washington Chapter 41.08 and
41.12, three copies of which are on file in the
office of the Clerk of the City of Edmonds, shall
control the powers and duties of the commissions.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision in Revised
Code of Washington Chapters 41.08 and 41.12 to the
contrary, the Police Department and Fire Department
Civil Service Commissions shall have the following
powers:
(1) Whenever requisition is made upon
the commission for the names of persons
eligible for appointment to any vacancy,
including both original appointment and
promotions, the commission shall have the
power to provide by regulation for the certification
to the Mayor of the names of the top three
persons on such eligibility list for each
vacancy. The Mayor shall fill the vacancy
from the persons so certified.
(2) The Civil Service Commission shall
have the power to establish the length of
time policemen or firemen must serve on a
probationary status and shall establish the
length of probationary status by regulation;
provided that in no event shall the probationary
period exceed one year.
(3) Temporary or provisional appointments
may continue for, but shall not exceed, six
months. No persons shall receive more than
one temporary or provisional appointment or
serve more than six months as either a temporary
or provisional appointee in any one fiscal
year. In addition, the Mayor shall have the
power in emergencies to appoint employees to
fill vacant promotional positions in an
acting capacity for the duration of the
emergency. Such appointments shall be de-
nominated "acting appointments" and shall not
be included in determining the permissible
number of, or period for, temporary or provisional
appointments.
(4) To provide for joint Civil Service
Examinations and Eligibility Lists with other
cities and to recognize for the purposes of
reemployment the employee layoffs of other
cities using the joint test.
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Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect five days after passage and publication by posting
as provided by law.
APPROVED:
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MAYOR, H. H. Harrison
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, Irefie Varney Moran
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
FILED WITH THE CITY'CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIJ
POSTED: June 21, 1978 If
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 26,
June 12, 1978
June 20, 1978
1978
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING ORDINANCE
STATE OF WASHINGTON )
) ss:
COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH }
IRENE VARNEY MORAN
, being first duly sworn
on oath deposes and says that _S he is over the age of eighteen
(18) years and is competent to testify as to the matter
stated herein.
On the _ day of1-1„ , 1978 , affiant
posted true and correct copies of the attached Ordinance No.
r---7ec1S, passed by the City Council on the _�,�G� day of
.v 197 8 , at the three official posting places
for City notices which are the public bulletin boards at
the following locations:
Edmonds Civic Center
250 Fifth Avenue North
Edmonds, Washington 98020
Edmonds Public Library
Civic Center
250 Fifth Avenue North
Edmonds, Washington 98020
Edmond Branch of the
United States Post Office
201 Main Street
Edmonds, Washington 98020.
DATED this day Of .-,c�P� 1978
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