Michigan Compiled Laws Act 370 Of 1941 County Employees' Civil Service System (38.401 - 38.428)

AN ACT to establish and provide a civil service system in each of the counties of the state, now or hereafter having a population of 1,000,000 or more, according to the latest or each succeeding federal decennial census, and the various commissions, boards, departments and agencies thereof; to create a civil service commission, and to prescribe the powers and duties thereof; to provide certain exemptions from and classifications in civil service; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to prescribe the manner of adoption of this act by each county.

History: 1941, Act 370, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Sept. 4, 1959

Section 38.401 County Civil Service System; Purpose Of Act.
Civil service act; purpose. The purpose of this act is to guarantee to all citizens a fair and equal opportunity for public service; to...
Section 38.402 County Civil Service System; Adoption By Referendum.
Upon the adoption of a resolution therefor by a majority vote of the members-elect of the board of supervisors of any county now or...
Section 38.403 Referendum; Time, Notice, Statement Of Question.
Election; time, notice. At least 3 weeks shall intervene between the adoption of the resolution by the board of supervisors and the time of...
Section 38.404 Referendum; Ballot, Statement Of Question.
Same; ballots. Ballots shall be prepared and distributed, in the manner required by law, by the same officers prescribed by law for general elections....
Section 38.405 Act To Become Effective Upon Adoption Of System.
Same; results. If upon the canvass of the votes cast at such election it shall appear that the majority of the electors voting thereon...
Section 38.406 County Civil Service Commission; Creation.
Civil service commission. In any county where the county civil service system shall be adopted under the provisions of this act, there shall be...
Section 38.407 Civil Service Commission; Membership, Terms, Vacancies, Eligibility, Quorum, Removal.
Same; members, term, eligibility, appointment; vacancies; removal, manner. The board of supervisors shall, at its next regular or special session, after the adoption of...
Section 38.408 Compensation And Expenses Of Commissioners.
(1) Each commissioner shall receive annual compensation equal to not less than the highest annual compensation received by a civil service commissioner of that...
Section 38.409 Civil Service Commission; Personnel Director, Assistants And Employees; Selection, Compensation; Contracts For Services To Municipalities; Conditions Of Employment; Discrimination Prohibited.
The commission shall choose by competitive examination a personnel director upon a basis of education, technical knowledge of personnel work and knowledge of county...
Section 38.410 Division Of County Civil Service Into Unclassified And Classified Services.
The civil service of the county is divided into the unclassified and classified services. (a) The unclassified service includes: (1) Officers elected by popular...
Section 38.411 Civil Service Commission; Meetings; Rules Of Procedure; Record Of Proceedings; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice Of Meeting; Availability Of Certain Writings To Public.
The commission shall hold meetings regularly, at least once a month. It shall adopt its own rules of procedure and keep a record of...
Section 38.412 Civil Service Commission; Powers And Duties.
The powers and duties of the commission shall be as follows: (a) It shall classify all the offices and positions of employment with reference...
Section 38.412a Providing Or Possessing Copy Of Classified Service Examination Or Answers Prohibited; Violation; Penalties; Complaint; Issuance Of Arrest Warrant.
(1) A member or employee of a county civil service commission or an officer or employee of a county which has adopted this act,...
Section 38.413 Classified Civil Service; Appointments, Probationary Period, Temporary Appointments; War Veterans.
Whenever a position in the competitive classified civil service is to be filled, the appointing authority shall notify the commission of that fact, and...
Section 38.413a Classified Civil Service; Provisional Status Made Regular, Exceptions.
Any county employee in the classified service who has held a provisional appointment or provisional promotion continuously in the same class and agency for...
Section 38.414 Classified Civil Service; Qualifying And Competitive Examinations Required; Exceptions.
The classified service shall comprise all employees of the probate court, including the reporters employed thereby, deputy sheriffs, assistant prosecuting attorneys excepting the chief...
Section 38.415 Classified Civil Service; Vacancies, Promotion, Basis.
Whenever possible, vacancies shall be filled by promotion. Promotion shall be made from among employees qualified by training and experience to fill the vacancy,...
Section 38.416 Classified Civil Service; Removal, Suspension Or Reduction, Procedure; Appeal, Hearing; Findings Of Civil Service Commission.
Any officer or employee in the classified civil service may be removed, suspended or reduced in rank or compensation by the appointing authority, after...
Section 38.417 Civil Service Commission; Annual Report To Board Of Supervisors.
The commission shall make an annual report to the board of supervisors at its October session each year, or at any other time as...
Section 38.418 Payrolls; Approval By Civil Service Commission.
All payrolls shall be approved by the civil service commission, or by its secretary when so authorized by the commission, before payment. History: 1941,...
Section 38.419 Civil Service Employees; Soliciting For Political Purposes Prohibited.
Politics, unlawful solicitation. No officer or employee of the county in the classified civil service, shall directly or indirectly make, solicit, or receive, or...
Section 38.420 Civil Service Commission; Powers Of Investigation.
Commission, investigation powers. The commission, for the purpose of carrying into effect the civil service provisions of this act, shall have power to investigate...
Section 38.421 Civil Service Commission; Authority To Require Medical Examinations.
The commission shall have power and authority to call upon the services of county physicians or medical examiners to make such medical examinations as...
Section 38.422 Civil Service Commission; Power To Subpoena Witnesses And Evidence; Noncompliance, Penalty; Enforcement.
Subpoena, failure to comply, penalty, fees; circuit court summoning witnesses; perjury. Any person who shall be served with a subpoena to appear and testify,...
Section 38.423 Violations; Penalties.
(1) Except as provided in section 12a and subsections (2) and (3), a person who knowingly violates this act, and a person who neglects...
Section 38.424 Classified Civil Service; Discrimination Prohibited.
Discrimination prohibited. No person in the classified civil service or seeking admission thereto, shall be appointed, reduced or removed, or in any way favored...
Section 38.425 Civil Service Commission; Offices.
Rooms and accommodations. The commission shall be provided with suitable offices, examination rooms, and accommodations for itself and staff, as may be required to...
Section 38.426 Board Of Supervisors; Appropriations.
Appropriation. The board of supervisors shall provide the necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this act. History: 1941, Act 370, Eff. Jan....
Section 38.427 Scope Of Act.
Scope. All the provisions of this act shall apply to the employees of all boards, commissions and departments of any county in which this...
Section 38.428 Civil Service Commission; Determination Of Employee Status On Consolidation Of Governmental Units With County Department; Subsequent Change.
Any other provisions of this act to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event of the consolidation of functions or departments of another governmental unit...

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