2007 Minnesota Statutes

44.11 RULES.
    Subdivision 1. Publication. The board shall, as soon as practicable after its appointment and
from time to time thereafter, adopt rules consistent with this chapter on the subjects enumerated
in subsequent subdivisions in order to carry out the purposes thereof. Copies of the rules may
be published in the official newspaper or made available at the office of the city clerk in printed
form for general distribution. If not so published, copies shall be posted in a conspicuous place in
the city hall and in such other public places as the board shall specify, and no rules of general
application with reference to employment, promotion, dismissal, or suspension shall be effective
until so posted or published.
    Subd. 2. Classification of positions. The board shall provide by rule for the classification of
all positions in the classified service on the basis of duties and responsibilities.
    Subd. 3. Public competitive examinations. The board shall provide by rule for public
competitive examinations, after public notice, to test the relative fitness of applicants for positions.
    Subd. 4. Lists of eligibles. The board shall provide by rule for the creation and maintenance
of lists of eligibles. No name shall remain on an eligible list for more than two years.
    Subd. 5. Rejection of candidates. The board shall provide for the rejection of candidates
or eligibles who fail to comply with reasonable requirements of the board with respect to age,
residence, physical condition or otherwise, or who have been guilty of criminal, infamous, or
disgraceful conduct, or of any willful misrepresentation, deception, or fraud in connection with
their applications.
    Subd. 6. Certification of names to appointing authority. The board shall provide by
rule for certification of names to the appointing authority from the appropriate eligible list for
appointment, promotion, or reemployment.
    Subd. 7. Temporary and provisional appointments. The board may provide by rule for
temporary and provisional appointments.
    Subd. 8. Promotion. The board shall provide by rule for promotion based on competitive
examination, supplemented by records of efficiency, character, conduct, and seniority when a
passing grade is obtained upon the examination.
    Subd. 9. Suspension. The board shall provide by rule for the suspension by the appointing
authority of any employee in the classified service for a period of not to exceed 30 days for
disciplinary reasons.
    Subd. 10. Layoffs. The board shall provide by rule for the layoff, because of curtailment
of work or funds, of employees in the classified service and for the conditions under which
employees thus laid off shall be reinstated.
    Subd. 11. Hours of work, holidays, leaves of absence. The board shall provide by rule for
hours of work, holidays, attendance regulations, and annual, sick and special leaves of absence for
positions in the classified service.
    Subd. 12. Periodic check of payrolls. The board may provide by rule for the periodic check
of municipal payrolls to determine if all employees being paid by the municipality have been
properly paid and are entitled to such payment.
    Subd. 13. Procedure of board. The board may adopt rules governing its own procedure
and such other rules, not inconsistent with this chapter, as may be found necessary to carry out
the purposes thereof.
History: 1951 c 675 s 11; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7