§45-8A-71.08. Civil service board - Rules and regulations; powers and duties.

(a) The board may make rules and regulations governing examinations, eligible registers, appointments, transfers, salaries, promotions, demotions, annual and sick leave, step raises, and other matters as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this part. If any step raise has been denied, the employee has 10 working days to contest the denial. After the review of all facts, the decision of the board shall be final. A rule or regulation may be made only after a public hearing is held on the proposed rule or regulation and after a certified copy of it has been filed with the city clerk. All employees shall be appointed upon a nonpartisan merit basis without regard to race, color, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, sex, or religion. There shall not be appointed, and the board shall not examine, any person who is not a citizen of the United States. The board shall:

(1) Classify the different types of services to be performed in the service of the city.

(2) Prescribe qualifications, including those of education, training, and experience, for the appointees and incumbents of each class.

(3) With the approval of the appointing authority, fix a maximum and minimum salary for each class.

(4) Allocate each position in the service to its proper class.

(b) The board shall provide for the periodic rating of employees according to their merit to determine whether they are maintaining standards of service. The board shall establish rules and regulations governing dismissals, suspensions, layoffs, terminations, and leaves of absence. The severance of any employee's relationship with the city shall be in accordance with the board's regulations.

(Act 93-558, p. 917, §9.)