Minnesota Session Laws - 1983, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1983 

                        CHAPTER 130--H.F.No. 954
           An act relating to the Minneapolis park and recreation 
          board; providing for the appointment of various 
          employees; amending Laws 1969, chapter 1024, sections 
          1 and 2. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Laws 1969, chapter 1024, section 1, is amended 
to read: 
    Section 1.  [MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 
EMPLOYEES.] 
    Notwithstanding any provisions of the Minneapolis City 
Charter, Veterans Preference Act, or Civil Service rule, law or 
regulation to the contrary, the superintendent of the board of 
park commissioners and recreation board of the City of 
Minneapolis may appoint any suitable person as 
    (a) assistant superintendent for administration, 
    (b) assistant superintendent for operations, 
    (c) assistant superintendent for recreation, and 
    (d) assistant superintendent for planning, 
    (e) director, park engineering, 
    (f) director, park operations, 
    (g) director, park forestry, 
    (h) manager, special services, 
    (i) manager, finance, 
    (j) manager, recreation programs, 
    (k) park engineer II, 
    (l) landscape architect II, 
    (m) park and recreation planner I, 
    (n) park and recreation program research analyst, and 
    (o) coordinator, environmental education, 
    and each such assistant superintendent shall be in the 
unclassified service of the city and shall serve at the pleasure 
of the superintendent.  The persons shall be eligible for the 
same employee benefits as persons in the classified service.  An 
incumbent of a position listed in this section on the effective 
date of this act shall be appointed to the position in 
accordance with this section.  
    Sec. 2.  Laws 1969, chapter 1024, section 2, is amended to 
read:  
    Sec. 2.  [PRESERVATION OF CIVIL SERVICE RIGHTS.] If any 
person appointed as an assistant superintendent pursuant to 
section 1 is a member of the classified service of the City of 
Minneapolis, such appointee shall be deemed to be on leave of 
absence during his tenure in such appointive position and for 
the initial appointees hereunder, such appointee's permanent 
civil service classification and position shall not in any way 
be discontinued, eliminated, abolished or any other person 
appointed to such position during the initial appointee's leave 
of absence; and upon the termination of such service shall be 
returned to his permanent civil service classification.  If no 
vacancy is available in his permanent civil service classified 
position, seniority shall prevail and the person most recently 
certified to such position shall be returned to the permanent 
civil service classification held by him prior to such 
certification. 
     Sec. 3.  [LOCAL APPROVAL.] 
     This act is effective the day after compliance with 
Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3, by the 
Minneapolis park and recreation board. 
    Approved May 10, 1983