Minnesota Session Laws - 2001, Regular Session

                             CHAPTER 9-H.F.No. 393 
                  An act relating to local government; allowing 
                  employees of Ramsey county and the city of St. Paul 
                  equal competition for vacant county jobs in combined 
                  city-county departments; amending Minnesota Statutes 
                  2000, section 383A.288, subdivisions 3 and 4. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, 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 a city of Saint Paul 
        public health department or program and the a Ramsey county 
        public health department or program into the Saint Paul-Ramsey 
        county department of public health a combined department or 
        program under the direction of Ramsey county, Ramsey county may 
        allow classified employees of the affected city of Saint Paul 
        public health department, who pass an open competitive 
        examination will to 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 or program. 
           Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, 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 a city of Saint Paul public 
        health department or program and the a Ramsey county public 
        health department or program into the Saint Paul-Ramsey county a 
        combined department of public health or program under the 
        direction of Ramsey county, Ramsey county may allow classified 
        employees of the city of Saint Paul public health department or 
        program and classified employees of the Ramsey county public 
        health department or program, so combined, must to be considered 
        as employees of the classified service of a single Ramsey county 
        department for the purpose of this subdivision.  
           Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE; NO LOCAL APPROVAL REQUIRED.] 
           (a) This act is effective the day after its final enactment.
           (b) This act does not require local approval because it 
        enables Ramsey county and the city of St. Paul to exercise 
        authority not granted by general law and thus fits in the class 
        in Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 1, clause 
        (a). 
           Presented to the governor March 14, 2001 
           Signed by the governor March 16, 2001, 10:30 a.m.