§ 7.15. Civil Service.  


Latest version.
  • (a)

    Within one year after the effective date of this charter, the Council shall adopt an ordinance establishing a civil service plan for the city, providing for the selection, tenure, promotion, demotion, discharge, and discipline of city employees.

    (b)

    For the purpose of this section, the personnel of the city, other than its officers and their deputies, the Court Officer, and persons employed or retained in a professional capacity shall be deemed to be city employees.

    (c)

    In the selection, discharge, and fixing of terms and conditions of the employment of city employees, there shall be no discrimination on grounds of race, color, religion, or national origin.

    (d)

    Reserved.

    (e)

    In the civil service plan, the Council shall provide for the control or prevention of nepotism in city employment.

(Amd. by electors 11-5-91)

State law reference

Permissible that Charter provide for a system of civil service for employees, MCL 117.4i(7), MSA 5.2082(7).