HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 7, Page 399, No Ordinance NumberThe -oet-ition and ordinance submitted to the vote of the people at the
election to be held on 11ovember 5, 1918, are as follows:
TO THTCJ' HOD?MA.= '-.:LYOR °IID BOI.RD OF 001.1rUSSIOITERS,
CITY OF PADUCAH, KY.:
The undersigned_ qualified and legal voters of the City of
Paducah, living at the street and number set o_oposite our res_oective
nines, hereby petition your Honorable Board to either pass or submit
to the qualified voters of the City of Paducah, "y., at the next
L?ovember election, the ordinance hereto attached, re: ulating the
qualifications of the employees in the various de-oa:,tments of the
city government and providing that the appointment o_ such em"•�loyees
shall be under what is kuoti-m as the Civil Service !les, regulations
and qualifications, and that the said ordinance shall apply to the
follOv!iL,' enrployees, to -wit: all employees of the Fire Department of
said city, all employees of the Police De-oartanent thereof, all em-oloyees
of the City Light Plant, the : .rket T.iaster, License IZspector, City
Clerk, City Stenographer or Steno.;ra)ghers, City Solicitor, Assistant
City Solicitor, City Auditor, City Health Officer, City Physician,
Assistant City Physician, City '.1eighe-r, City Jailer, I,ieat and :.il'_,
Inspector, Se•:!er Inspector, Sexton Oak Grove Cen!etery, Street
Inspector, Supe:cintendent of Riverside Hospital, Boolddeeper in Com-
missioner of "'inane office, and Sanitary Officers.
The ordinance referred to in the above petition reads as follows:
All ORDIITAECE PL.ACIIvTG ALL APPOIFTIVE CITY 'I:I.:_'LJ'::LS OF TIIE CITY
PADMIH UPjER CIVIL SJ�RVICII RULES ;;I,ID REGULATIODS.
-R IT O'2MIIT ;D BY THE BOARD 0-` COi,= -I SSI O! ( -: 5 0J -P CITY OF PA]DUC1,H ,
lalITUCRY:
No. 7� --
Ordinance No. __
Section 1. That all appointive employees of the City o_e'
Paducah be and aro hereby placed under civil service rules and regula-
tions. . 04
Section 2. The tenure of office of all appointive emoloyees
of the City shall be during good behavior, and they shall not be re-
moved from office except for good and sufficient cause.
Section 3. The term "good and sufficient cause," as herein
set out in Section 2, shall be for driuzl.enness, drinking intoxiea.ting
liquors rihile oil duty, violation of any rule of the department, com-
mission of any offense against the law, ir_unoral conduct, communicating '
information relating to the police Work without permission, conduct
unbecoming an officer or employee of the city, neglect of duty, disloyalty
to the State or United States Government, disobedience of orders, dis-
respect to superior officers, or inability to perform the duties per-
taining to the employment in the department of such employee. DO
political affiliation of any employee shall be cause for removal.
Section 4. --- No removal shall be made of any such employee until
the employee has been duly notified of the charges against 3}im and of
the time and place of trial, and he shall 11-ctive the rightand privilege
to introduce witnesses in defense of the charges preferred against him,
and to be represented by counsel, and shall not be removed v1ithout at
least three of the Commissioners, trying the charges shall vote in favor
of such removal.
Section 5. This ordinance shall tale effect and be in force
from and after its passago and record.
recorded by Henry Bailey, Clerk, October 29, 1918.
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