Ordinance 26270006.13021
WSS/naa
03/17/87
ORDINANCE NO. 2627
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING CHAPTER 10.25 RELATING TO THE CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
SECTION 10.25.020, RELATING TO THE ORGANIZATION
OF THE COMMISSION, ITS POWERS AND DUTIES AND
SECRETARY BY THE AMENDMENT OF SUBPARAGRAPH (3)
THEREOF, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR A CREDIT AND
PREFERENCE IN THE TESTING PROCEDURE FOR RESERVE
POLICE OFFICERS AND VOLUNTEER FIREMEN WHO MEET
CERTAIN CRITERIA, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds in its Police and Fire
Departments conducts a program to utilize the volunteer services
of members of the community as reserve police officers and
volunteer firemen; and
WHEREAS said persons are and have been trained by the
City at academies and training programs at public expense; and
WHEREAS said officers or volunteers are familiar with
the City, its organization and administration and are therefore
particularly experienced and desirable in that if hired in
accordance with the Civil Service ordinance they will require
less training and therefore may be more economically and quickly
integrated into the Police and Fire Departments of the City of
Edmonds, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. ECC 10.25.020 Organization of Commission -
Powers and Duties - Secretary, subsection (A), subparagraph (3)
is hereby amended to read as follows:
10.25.020 Organization of Commission - Powers and
Duties - Secretary.
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3. The Commission is hereby authorized to extend
the following credits and preference to
applicants:
a. The Rules and Regulations adopted by the
Commission shall provide for a credit of 10%
in favor of all applicants for appointment
under Civil Service, who, in time of war, or
any expedition of the Armed Forces of the
United States, have served in and have been
honorably discharged from the Armed Services
of the United States, including the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps and the American Red
Cross. These credits shall apply to entrance
examinations, only; and/or
b. The Civil Service Commission may, in its
discretion, provide for a preference not to
exceed 5% in favor of all applicants who have
successfully completed at least two years of
service with the Edmonds Police Reserve unit
or as volunteers with the Edmonds Fire
Department. These credits shall apply to
entrance examinations, only, to be added to
the score of applicants who have successfully
passed the written, oral and physical tests
on certification to the eligibility list.
This preference shall apply only to positions
of initial hire, and shall be uniformly
applied during the selection process for any
position.
Section 2. This ordinance, being an administrative
action, is not subject to referendum and shall take effect five
(5) days after publication.
APPROVED:
ATTEST/AUTHORIZED:
CI Y �CLER�KJACQUELINE PARRETT
NALIGIiTEN
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
BY [, ) 3.-�
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: March 17, 1987
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: July 21, 1987
PUBLISHED: July 26, 1987
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 31, 1987
ORDINANCE NO. 2627
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHO1\1ISH,
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anyone who submits a written
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ncil at theiir meeting of July
21,'1987.
JACQUELINE G. PARRETT
City Clerk .
Published: July 26, 1987.
Affidavit of Publication
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
printed and published in the City of Everett, County of Snohomish,
and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of
general circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper
has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior
Court of Snohomish County and that the notice ........................................
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a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said
newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
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and that said new, spaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers
during all of ,said period.
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Principal Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this..:::.....,: :.............
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Notar ublic in and fo fjthe State of Washington,
resi g a Everett, Snohomish County.
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