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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 10, Page 581, No Ordinance NumberPage 561 L.— AIN ORDINAiNCE SUBLIPTIiNG THE QUESTION OF THE PASSAGE 0? AN ORDINANCE TO THE VOTERS OF PHE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AT THE NO REGULAR ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER CHE FIRST MONDAY Iii NOVEMBER, 1941, AND BEING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: 'IAN ORDINANCE CREA'TIiNG A CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEa, PURSUA T TO THE PnOVISIC OF CHAPTER 53 OF THE ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF KENTUCKY, 193E REGULAR SESSION, BEING NOV SECTIONS 3235h-1 to 3235h-12, INCLUSIVE, BALDAIN r S 1939 SU22L HENT TO 'TIE KEU TU=- S Pel TU TES , FOR D C I71 OF i PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AND FOR THE I:i,?LCYLES Ti'_'_Rn OF; PROVIDING FOR `I IE LACIING OF ALL EMPLOYEES OF 71E CITY OF PADUC:AIK UINDER CIVIL SERRVICE --C'EPT THE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTI'SENTS, THE E FLOUEE OF THE RIVERSIDE HOSPIT'_AL; THE 1E,:3ERS OF THE BOARDS OF PARK COMMISSIONERS, AND THE CI`F'f I,ANAGER'r, ',idICH SI'aS Rkic,LESTED TO 3E PASSED BY THE BOARD OF CCi,-ISS=ONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH UPON PETITIONS FILED ;'!ITH SAID 3CARD AP A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON THE 30TH DAY OF 5EP1-:::BER., 1941 '.,'HEREAS, on the 30th day of September, 1941, the Board of Co;nmissioners of the City of Paducah, received and Paled a petition requesting the adoption of an ordinance entitled: "Aid ORDINANCE CREATING A CIVIL SERVICE SVS10., PURSUAbiP TO THE PROVISIONS CF CHAPTER 53 OF THE ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF KENTUCKY, 193E REGULAR SESSION, BEING NOW SECTIONS 3235h-1 to 3235h-12, INCLUSIVE BALDYiIiN'S 1939 SUPPLEIENT TO THE KENTUCKY STAPUTES, FOR 1'1IE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AND FOR THE LWPLOYEES THEREPF; PROVIDING ?On TIE PLACING OF ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF BIDUCAH UNDER CIVIL SERVICE EXCEPT THE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPART:.TENTS, 'fdE EI,PLOUEE OF THE RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL, 'PHE :::EE':BERS OF THE BOARDS OF PARK COIMISSIONERS, AND THE CITY MANAGER"; and, WHEREAS, it appearing that the petitions contained the signatures of 2908 voters of the City of Paducah, Kentucky; and, It further appearing that at the last preceding regular election for Vayor there were cast 7596 votes for both candidates, and that the number of voters who signed said petitions considerably exceed 25$ of the tital number of votes cast for both candidates for Eayor at the last preceding regular election for Mayor; and, 'HLaEAS, said petitions set forth the residence of each signed, and are verified by the affidavits of one or more persons is to the signatures and residences of such signers; NOW, 'T`IEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY PHE BOARD OF COIr:.";.ISSIONERS )F THE C ITY OF PADUCAH, ZEN DUCKY: SECTION 1. T 5 Page 582 SECTION III "That there shall be a pension fund created, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3235h-10 of the Kentucky Statutes, for the benefit of the employees of the City of Paducah affected by this ordinance. "That the Mayor and City Commissioners shall, within thirty days after the passage of this ordinance, enact an ordinance setting up said pension fund, to become effective January lst, 1242; and appointin; a Board of Trustees for administering said Pension Fund, designating their powers and duties, and drafting all rules and regulations necessary for the functioning of same, as provided in Section 3235h-10 of the Itentucky Statutes. SECTION IV "That the various departments of the city government and the employees thereof affected hereby shall be as are now constituted under the de>artmental arrangement of the city government under existing ordinances. In case by subsequent ordinance, or other- wise, the name or duties of any department be changed or its affiars be merged with some other department, the civil service rights of all employees thereof shall not be affected thereby;.' and any transfer of such duties and powers to another department shall carry with it the transfer of the employee performing such duties. SECTIONy "That all ordinances or.parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby revoked and repea SECTIO: VI "If any section of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such fact shall not affect any other section of this ordinance, it being the intention of the Board of Commissioners in enacting this ordinance to enact each section separately. SECTIO'rJ VII "This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from the time of its passage." there be to the That submitted voters of the City of Padulah the cuestion of the passage of the following ordinance which has been proposed by said petitions and which has not been adopted by rhe Board of Commissioners, to -wit: "AN ORDINA 'CE CREATING A CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEDI, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 53 OF THE ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSS:;.-BLYI OF KENTUCKY, 1938 REGULAR SESSION, BEING NOIN SE'CTIO'NS 3235h-1 to i 3235h-12, INCLUSIVE, BALD', -,'!A'S 1939 SUPPLE;,9ENT TO THE KENTUCKY STATUTES, FOR THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KEN FUCKY, AND FOR THE EmPLOYSES THEREIF; PROVIDING FOR THE PLACING OF ALL E':IPLOYEES OF THE C I TY OF PADUCAH UNDER CIVIL SERVICE, EXCEPT rHE ;,iEiriBERS OF THE POLICE AND FIRE DE ART2:ENTS, T E E:,iPLOYEES OF THE RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL, THE Tr'BERS OF THE BOARDS OF PARK CO3:i. I=SIONERS, AND THE CITY i'AIIAGER. "BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COEi.,ISSIONLES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY. SECTION 1. "That all employees of the City of Paducah be and the same are hereby _placed under Civil Service rules and regulations, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 3235h-1 to 3235h-12 inclusive of the Kentucky Statutes, except members of the Police and Fire Deoartr"ents, the employees of the Riverside ':os-)itsl, the members of the Boards of Park Commissioners, and the City :,tanager SECTION II. "That a Civil Service Commission shall be a.)pointed s provided for by the provisions of Section 3235h-2 of the Kentucky Statutes; and that their powers and duties shall be those set up by, and in accordance with, Section 3235h-3 of the Kentucky Statutes. SECTION III "That there shall be a pension fund created, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3235h-10 of the Kentucky Statutes, for the benefit of the employees of the City of Paducah affected by this ordinance. "That the Mayor and City Commissioners shall, within thirty days after the passage of this ordinance, enact an ordinance setting up said pension fund, to become effective January lst, 1242; and appointin; a Board of Trustees for administering said Pension Fund, designating their powers and duties, and drafting all rules and regulations necessary for the functioning of same, as provided in Section 3235h-10 of the Itentucky Statutes. SECTION IV "That the various departments of the city government and the employees thereof affected hereby shall be as are now constituted under the de>artmental arrangement of the city government under existing ordinances. In case by subsequent ordinance, or other- wise, the name or duties of any department be changed or its affiars be merged with some other department, the civil service rights of all employees thereof shall not be affected thereby;.' and any transfer of such duties and powers to another department shall carry with it the transfer of the employee performing such duties. SECTIONy "That all ordinances or.parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby revoked and repea SECTIO: VI "If any section of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such fact shall not affect any other section of this ordinance, it being the intention of the Board of Commissioners in enacting this ordinance to enact each section separately. SECTIO'rJ VII "This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from the time of its passage." Paine 583 SECTION 2. That said question be voted upon at the next re_-ular election in the City of Paducah to be held on the f irst Tuesday after the first i'.onday :ih November, 1941, and that the question to be printed upon the ballot shall be as follows: "Shall an ordinance entitled: 'AN ORDINANCE CREATING A CIVIL SERVICE SYSTn:r;, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 53 OF TF1E ACTS OF THE GE FERAL ASST: i;:BLY OF KENTUCKY, 1938 REGULAR SSSS I BEING 1,107; SECTIONS 3235h-1 to 3235h-12, INCLUSIVE, BALD.71NIS 1939 EUPPL`c,',-SNT- TO THE KENTUCKY STATUTES, FOR IBE CITY OF PADU'CAH, KENPUCKY, AND FOR THE'El,PLOYEES THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE: PLACING OF A_L L;.:PLOYEES OF 'IHEC IT'Y OF PADUCAH UN:;ER CIVIL SERVICE, EXCEPT 7-1E ii:E:.:BERS OF THE POLICE AND FIRE DE PART!, ri;N TS , THE EL:PLOYEES OF 7HE RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL, THE WLMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF PARK CO_J,1ISSI0 AND '[HE CITY MANAGER' be passed" Yes ( ) NO ( ) SLC`P OPI 3. Said question when printed upon the ballot and voted upon shall be certified by the `lection Commissioners as any other public question, and the votes thereon certified to the Board of Commissioners and spread upon the record of this Board, and said ordinance after said qdoption by ,z majority of the votes cast on said question, shall become effective as soon as the result thereof is officially ascertained and declared by said Board of Election Commissioners. SECT.ON 4. The question of thea doption of said ordinance shall be advertised in the official newspaper of the City of Paducah by the publication in full of this ordinance not less than ten (10) nor more than fifteen (15) days before the date of said General election. Passed by the Board of Commissioners, October 3rd, 1941. Recorded by Rudy Stewart, City Clerk, October 1941.