Police and Fire Department Rules and Regulations

Rule IV - CLASSIFICATION

SEC. 1. PREPARATION OF PLAN:
            The Personnel Officer, or any agency selected for that purpose, shall ascertain and record the duties and responsibilities of all positions in the classified service and, after consultation with appointing authorities and heads of departments affected, shall recommend a classification plan for such positions.  The classification plan shall consist of classes of positions in the classified service defined by class specifications, including title, a description of typical duties and responsibilities of positions in each class, and a statement of minimum qualifications to be required of applicants for positions in each class. The classification plan shall be so developed and maintained that all positions substantially similar with respect to duties, responsibilities, authority, and character of work are included within the same class, and that the same schedule of compensation may be made to apply with equity under like working conditions to all positions in the same class.

SEC. 2. ADOPTION OF PLAN:
            Before becoming effective, the classification plan shall be presented to the Commission, which shall hold public hearings after notice has been posted on the official bulletin board for at least three (3) days preceding, and shall adopt the plan with such revisions as it shall deem necessary.

SEC. 3. RIGHT OF APPEAL:
            After the classification plan has been adopted by the Commission, the personnel officer or an agency selected for that purpose shall allocate every position in the competitive service to one (1) of the classes established by the plan.  Any employee shall have the right to appeal to the Commission concerning the allocation of his position in accordance with Section 3 of the civil service ordinance.

SEC. 4. MAINTENANCE OF PLAN:
            Whenever a change in organization, functions, or duties of an individual position makes necessary a revision of a class specification, the Personnel Officer, or any agency selected for that purpose, shall recommend to the Commission the new or revised class specification for the rank affected. The Commission shall hold a public hearing on the proposed new class specification or revision and shall incorporate the class specification into the position classification plan.