Minnesota Session Laws - 1997, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 63-H.F.No. 1301 
                  An act relating to local government; defining the 
                  department's classified service under a merged Saint 
                  Paul and Ramsey county department of public health; 
                  amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383A.288, 
                  subdivisions 3 and 4. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383A.288, 
        subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 3.  [ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPETITIVE OPEN EXAMINATIONS.] 
        (a) Competitive open examinations shall, upon public notice, be 
        open to all applicants who meet reasonable job related 
        requirements fixed by the personnel department. 
           (b) Employees in the classified service with permanent 
        tenure who pass an open competitive examination shall have added 
        to their final examination score one point for each year of 
        permanent tenure up to a maximum of ten points.  This credit 
        shall not be used for examinations for supervisory 
        positions.  During the term of any joint powers agreement 
        between the city of Saint Paul and Ramsey county joining the 
        city of Saint Paul public health department and the Ramsey 
        county public health department into the Saint Paul-Ramsey 
        county department of public health under the direction of Ramsey 
        county, classified employees of the city of Saint Paul public 
        health department, who pass an open competitive examination will 
        have added to their final examination score one point for each 
        year of permanent tenure in the classified service of the city 
        of Saint Paul, up to a maximum of ten points, in open 
        competitive examinations to fill vacancies in county positions 
        only in the combined Saint Paul-Ramsey county department of 
        public health. 
           Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383A.288, 
        subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 4.  [ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPETITIVE PROMOTIONAL 
        EXAMINATIONS.] Competitive promotional examinations shall be 
        open only to permanent and probationary employees of the 
        classified service.  The personnel department may limit 
        competition to employees of one or more departments, or to 
        employees meeting specified employment requirements.  During the 
        term of any joint powers agreement between the city of Saint 
        Paul and Ramsey county joining the city of Saint Paul public 
        health department and the Ramsey county public health department 
        into the Saint Paul-Ramsey county department of public health 
        under the direction of Ramsey county, classified employees of 
        the city of Saint Paul public health department and classified 
        employees of Ramsey county public health department must be 
        considered as employees of the classified service of a single 
        Ramsey county department for the purpose of this subdivision. 
           Presented to the governor April 24, 1997 
           Signed by the governor April 28, 1997, 10:46 a.m.