G56-97 A
Ordinance No. G56-97
AN ORDINANCE
REPEALING EXISTING CHAPTER 3 . 04 OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE,
1976 , AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION" AND
CREATING CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the City of Elgin is a home rule unit pursuant to
Article VII of the Illinois Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the City of Elgin, as a home rule unit, may
exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its
government and affairs ; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin has
determined that it is necessary and desirable to establish a
system of civil service administration by creating and
establishing a civil service system and civil service
commission which are separate and distinct and supersede the
civil service system and civil service commission authorized by
the enabling statute provided at 65 ILCS 5/10-1-1, et seq. ; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of such civil service system
and civil service commission pertains to the government and
affairs of the City of Elgin.
` NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1 . That Chapter 3 . 04 of the Elgin Municipal Code,
1976 , as amended, entitled "Civil Service Commission" is hereby
repealed .
Section 2 . That in lieu of the chapter repealed by
Section ]. hereof there is hereby substituted a new Chapter 3 . 04
entitled "Civil Service Commission" as part of the Elgin
Municipal Code, 1976 , as amended, to read as follows :
"Chapter 3 . 04
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
3 . 04 . 010 ESTABLISHED--APPOINTMENT.
There is hereby established a civil service
commission for the City of Elgin pursuant to the City
of Elgin' s home rule authority for the purpose of
administering a city civil service system as provided
herein. The civil service system and civil service
commission hereby established shall be separate and
distinct and supersede the civil service system and
civil service commission authorized by statute. In
the case of any conflict of any provision of this
chapter with any provision of the Civil Service in
Cities Act ( 65 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/10-1-1,
et seq. , 1996 , as amended) the provisions of this
chapter shall control . The civil service commission
shall consist of five members and such commissioners
shall be appointed by the city council for three year
terms . These appointments shall be staggered such
that not more than two terms shall expire in any
single year. Of the five commissioners, not less
than two shall be female.
3 . 04 . 020 POWERS AND DUTIES .
A. Except as provided herein, the civil
service commission shall perform all duties required
of a civil commission by the laws of the state to
carry out the purposes of the Civil Service in Cities
• Act ( 65 Illinois Compiled Statutes, 5/10-1-1 , et
seq. , 1996 , as amended. )
B. The civil service commission shall classify
all places of employment of the city which are
subject to civil service, in accordance with law,
excepting therefrom members of the organized police
and fire departments, as appointed by the board of
fire and police commissioners, and positions
otherwise exempt by law.
C. The civil service commission may upgrade an
incumbent holding any specific classified position
when such position is replaced by a higher classified
position where the incumbent has been performing
substantially all of the duties of the higher
classified position. Such upgrading may be made when
the commission determines that it is in the best
interest of the classified service, and then only
after notice has been given to all employees who
would be eligible to test for such upgraded position
if a promotional examination were given, and a public
hearing has been held.
D. The civil service commission may demote
employees within the classified service in the
following circumstances :
1 . The employee and the city manager
jointly request such demotion;
2 . In lieu of dismissal , and in addition
to any suspension that may be imposed, an
employee may be demoted, but only with the
consent of the city manager.
eft E. When requisition is made for certification
of a candidate for a promotional appointment, the
civil service commission shall certify the name and
eiwk address of the candidate having the highest rating.
3 . 04 . 040 EXEMPTIONS FROM CLASSIFIED SERVICE .
That in addition to the exemptions from the
classified civil service described in 65 Illinois
Compiled Statutes 5/10-1-17 , 1996 , as amended, the
following positions shall also be exempt from the
classified civil service: Executive Director New
Century Partnership, Assistant Public Works Director,
MIS Manager, Budget/Public Information Officer,
Engineering Director, Fire Marshall ,
Recreation/Facility Superintendent, Assistant Finance
Director, Parks Superintendent, Fire Captain,
Cultural Center Manager, Golf Administrator,
Principal Planner, Water Operations Engineer, Water
Plant Superintendent, Civil Engineer II , Police
Sergeant , City Clerk, New Construction Division
Manager, Property Maintenance Division Manager,
Communication Director, Senior Planner, Street
Superintendent, Superintendent of Training for Fire
Department, Accounting Supervisor, Building
Maintenance Superintendent, Garage Supervisor, Golf
Course Superintendent, Fire Prevention/Public
Education Officer, Operation Superintendent, Sewer
Superintendent, Traffic Superintendent, Water
Superintendent, Public Health Officer, Administrative
Assistant, Chief Water Plant Operator, Civil Engineer
I , Planner, Analyst/Programmer, Chief Water Lab.
Chemist, GIS Technician, Water Meter Supervisor,
Assistant Building Maintenance Superintendent,
Cemetery Supervisor, Historic Preservation
Specialist, Parks Maintenance Supervisor, Parks
Development Coordinator, Associate Planner, Front of
House Superintendent, Legal Secretary/Paralegal,
Plan Examiner, Senior Water Maintenance Mechanic,
Technical Support Hemmens , Zoning Officer,
Communications Shift Supervisor, Human Resource
Generalist II , Parking Meter Superintendent,
Program/Maintenance Superintendent, Recreation
Supervisor, Water Lab Chemist, Victim Assistance
Coordinator, Human Resources Generalist I ,
Accountant, Crime Analyst, Community Service
Coordinator, Program Supervisor, Special Events
Coordinator, Youth & Teen Coordinator, Administrative
Coordinator-Police, Communication Specialist,
Property Custodian, Executive Secretary, Legal
Secretary, Administrative Secretary, Secretary, Human
Resources Technician and Receptionist/Personnel .
Any person appointed either by civil service
commission or who has been reclassified while
maintaining their civil service status to any of the
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#01' above--described positions prior to the effective date
of the ordinance codified in this section shall
continue to be a member of the classified civil
service of the city of Elgin until separated from
said civil service in the manner provided by law.
3 . 04 . 050 TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS .
To prevent the stoppage of public business, or
to meet extraordinary exigencies, the head of any
department or office may, with the approval of the
commission, make temporary appointment to remain in
force not exceeding one hundred eighty days, and only
until regular appointments under the provisions of
Division I of Article 10 of Chapter 65 of the
Illinois Compiled Statutes, 1996 , can be made .
3 . 04 . 060 ELIGIBILITY AFTER REMOVAL FOR CAUSE .
Any person removed for cause from any classified
position of the city of Elgin shall be ineligible to
apply or test for or be appointed to any classified
position of the city for a period of twelve months
after such removal .
3 . 04 . 070 EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
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Any probationary period provided by law shall be
extended by that number of days equal to the number
of days any probationary employee is off of work for
the entire day or part thereof due to illness ,
injury, personal days off or vacation. "
Section 3 . That the duly appointed and acting
commissioners of the civil service commission repealed by
Section ] hereof shall continue to serve as the commissioners
for the civil service commission created by Section 2 hereof
until the expiration of their respective current terms of
office, or until their successors are appointed in the manner
provided by law.
Section 4 . That all ordinances or parts thereof in
conflict with this ordinance be and are hereby repealed.
Section 5 . That this ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and publication in the manner
provided by law.
s/ Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly, Mayor
erhw Presented: November 19 , 1997
Passed: November 19 , 1997
Vote : Yeas 4 Nays 3
Recorded : November 20, 1997
Published:
Attest :
s/ Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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