Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 41 Public Employment, Civil Service, And Pensions - Chapter 41.08 Civil Service For City Firefighters

41.08.010 Application of chapter
The provisions of this chapter shall have no application to cities and towns which at the present time have provided for civil service in the ...

41.08.020 Excluded cities -- Repeal of local law -- Effect
If any of the cities or towns referred to in RCW 41.08.010 shall at any time repeal the charter provisions or other local acts of ...

41.08.030 Civil service commission created -- Appointment -- Terms -- Removal -- Quorum
There is hereby created in every city, town or municipality except those referred to in RCW 41.08.010, having a full paid fire department a civil ...

41.08.040 Organization of commission -- Secretary -- Powers and duties of commission
Immediately after appointment the commission shall organize by electing one of its members chair and hold regular meetings at least once a month, and such ...

41.08.050 Persons included -- Competitive examinations -- Transfers, discharges, and reinstatements
The classified civil service and provisions of this chapter shall include all full paid employees of the fire department of each city, town or municipality ...

41.08.060 Existing firefighters blanketed under civil service
For the benefit of the public service and to prevent delay, injury, or interruption therein by reason of the enactment of this chapter, all persons ...

41.08.070 Qualifications of applicants
An applicant for a position of any kind under civil service, must be a citizen of the United States of America who can read and ...

41.08.075 Residency as condition of employment -- Discrimination because of lack of residency -- Prohibited
No city, town, or municipality shall require any person applying for or holding an office, place, position, or employment under the provisions of this chapter ...

41.08.080 Tenure of employment -- Grounds for discharge, reduction, or deprivation of privileges
The tenure of every one holding an office, place, position or employment under the provisions of this chapter shall be only during good behavior, and ...

41.08.090 Procedure for removal, suspension, demotion or discharge -- Investigation -- Hearing -- Appeal
No person in the classified civil service who shall have been permanently appointed or inducted into civil service under provisions of this chapter, shall be ...

41.08.100 Filling of vacancies -- Probationary period
Whenever a position in the classified service becomes vacant, the appointing power, if it desires to fill the vacancy, shall make requisition upon the commission ...

41.08.110 Power to create offices, make appointments and fix salaries not infringed
All offices, places, positions and employments coming within the purview of this chapter, shall be created by the person or group of persons who, acting ...

41.08.120 Approval of payrolls
No treasurer, auditor, comptroller or other officer or employee of any city, town or municipality in which this chapter is effective, shall approve the payment ...

41.08.130 Leaves of absence -- Notice -- Filling vacancy
Leave of absence, without pay, may be granted by any appointing power to any person under civil service: PROVIDED, That such appointing power shall give ...

41.08.140 Enforcement by civil action -- Legal counsel
It shall be the duty of the commission to begin and conduct all civil suits which may be necessary for the proper enforcement of this ...

41.08.150 Deceptive practices, false marks, etc., prohibited
No commissioner or any other person shall, by himself or herself, or in cooperation with one or more persons, defeat, deceive, or obstruct any person ...

41.08.160 Political contributions and services -- Not required -- Solicitation and coercion prohibited
No person holding any office, place, position or employment subject to civil service, is under any obligation to contribute to any political fund or to ...

41.08.170 Local legislation required -- Penalty
The various cities affected by the provisions of this chapter, shall, immediately upon the taking effect thereof, enact appropriate legislation for carrying this chapter into ...

41.08.180 Office and supplies to be furnished -- Penalty for not providing
The duly constituted authorities of each and every city coming within the purview of this chapter, shall provide the commission with suitable and convenient rooms ...

41.08.183 Time limit for creation of commission -- Penalty
In ninety days after the taking effect of this chapter, it shall be the duty of the duly constituted authorities in each such city, subject ...

41.08.185 Duty of commission to organize and function -- Penalty for violation
It shall be the duty of each commission appointed subject to the provisions of this chapter, to immediately organize and see to it that the ...

41.08.190 Cooperation of city officers and employees enjoined
It shall be the duty of all officers and employees of any such city to aid in all proper ways of carrying out the provisions ...

41.08.200 Appropriation for expenses
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, such city, town or municipality is hereby authorized to appropriate from the general fund ...

41.08.210 Penalty -- Jurisdiction
Any person who shall wilfully violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall ...

41.08.220 Definitions
As used in this chapter, the following mentioned terms shall have the following described meanings: The term "commission" means the civil service commission herein created, ...

41.08.900 Severability -- 1935 c 31
If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter, shall for any reason be held to be unconstitutional such decision shall not ...

41.08.910 Repeal
All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed insofar as they conflict with the provisions of ...