§ 12.05. Selection and dismissal of metropolitan employees; limitation on number of positions held.

The civil service commission shall provide all candidates for appointment to the classified service. In accordance with rules and procedures which the commission believes will best serve the personnel policy, candidates shall be rated by competitive examination as "Outstanding," "Well Qualified," "Qualified," and "Unqualified." The duration of each list shall be prescribed by the commission, but none shall be less than six (6) months or more than three (3) years.

The appointing authority shall select his or her employees from those candidates available in the highest qualified rating. The employee appointed will be a probationary employee for the training period. After the minimum time prescribed by the commission for the position, but before the end of the probationary period not to exceed six (6) months, the appointing authority may terminate an appointee whose training period performance indicates that he or she will not meet the job requirements. After the probationary period, each employee shall become a member of the classified service.

No employee in the metropolitan service may hold more than one position or employment in the metropolitan service except as follows:

(a)

School personnel between school years may be employed to work in other departments;

(b)

Certificated school personnel may be employed on a part-time basis to teach community education classes; and

(c)

Non-elected employees in the metropolitan service may be employed by the metropolitan board of public education on a part-time basis to lead, teach, or coach students in extra-curricular activities and/or to serve as substitute teachers. The civil service commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this section.

(d)

Employees may be employed to work as part-time poll workers for the election commission.

No employee in the classified service may be terminated, or suspended from the service, or demoted in pay grade, except for cause and after a hearing before the department head or other appointing authority, with prior reasonable notice, in writing, of the proposed action and the reasons therefor, provided, that when an employee is suspended for cause such suspension shall not exceed an accumulation of thirty (30) working days during a twelve (12) month period. Any employee terminated from the classified service or suspended or demoted in pay grade, by his or her simple written request to the commission, shall have the action reviewed by the commission. If the commission does not approve the action, it may modify or reverse it, and provide whatever recompense is indicated, which shall not exceed net loss of earnings. In a review by the commission of any disciplinary action, the disciplinary authority shall bear the burden of proof of just cause for discipline.

(Res. No. RS2012-277, § 1(Amdt. 1), 9-18-2012, election of 11-6-2012; Amdt. 1 to Res. No. RS2010-1119, §§ 1, 2; Res. No. RS2010-1119, § 1, 11-2-2010; Res. No. 72-380, § 1, 11-7-72; amended by referendum election of November 6, 2018, Amdt. 6)