Title 45

In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this part, the board shall do all of the following: (1) Advise the governing body on matters of personnel administration, including the development of personnel rules, a job classification plan, and a systematic pay plan. (2) Repre…

So long as the same are not inconsistent with this part, the board shall have the power to recommend to the governing body the adoption of rules and regulations for the operation of the civil service system established hereby, including, but not limited to a job classification pl…

Any rule, determination, regulation, or plan may be amended or repealed in whole or in part in the same manner as is provided herein for the making of such rules, determinations, regulations, or plans. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §7.)

After the adoption by the governing body of a job classification plan, allocation of each position in the classified service shall be made by the board with the approval of the governing body to the end that all positions in the same class shall be sufficiently alike to permit us…

After the adoption by the governing body of a pay plan and any rules of its administration, the board, with the approval of the governing body, shall assign each position to one of the pay ranges provided in the pay plan to the end that the rate or range of compensation for each …

Eligibility for original appointment or promotion to vacancies in positions in the classified service occurring after August 22, 1973, shall be determined by the personnel board. The personnel board shall conduct such examinations as shall fairly test the abilities and aptitudes …

Pending the availability of a list of names certified as provided in Section 45-30A-50.12, positions may be filled by temporary appointment. The governing body by resolution adopted pursuant to a recommendation of the board may grant permanent status in a position in the classifi…

List of names of persons available for appointment to a vacancy in a position in the classified service shall be selected for certification as provided in Section 45-30A-50.12 in the order in which they appear from among the laid off persons on the reemployment list, promotional …

Except as hereinafter provided, vacancies in positions in the classified service shall be filled by the appointing authority by the appointment of a person whose name is certified, within 30 days after certification. Certification shall be made upon the request of the appointing …

Except as provided in Section 45-30A-50.01 and Section 45-30A-50.02, to acquire permanent status in a position in the classified service so long as such position remains in the classified service, employees shall be subject to a period of probation. The regular period of probatio…

Rules shall be adopted in the manner hereinbefore provided prescribing hours of work and the conditions and length of time for which leaves of absence with pay and leaves of absence without pay may be granted. These shall cover such matters as vacations, holidays, sick leaves, le…

Any employee may be separated from his or her position by being laid off. Reduction in the number of employees shall be made in such class or classes as the appointing authority may designate; provided, however, within each class affected by such reduction employees shall be laid…

Any employee may be dismissed, suspended without pay, or demoted by his or her appointing authority for, but not limited to, any violation of this part or whenever the good of the service shall be served thereby or the employee’s work, performance, conduct on or off the job, or i…

(a) An employee shall have the right to protest any disciplinary action taken against him or her by his or her appointing authority; provided, however, an employee serving by temporary appointment and an employee having probationary status shall have no right to protest any such …

Decisions of the board may be enforced in the court by mandamus, injunction, or other appropriate proceedings. The employee, the appointing authority, or the city may, within 10 days after the decision of the board is rendered, appeal to the court from any decisions of the board …

The board shall maintain adequate records of its proceedings, of its own official acts, the examination record of every candidate, and the employment record of every employee. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §20.)

No person holding a position in the classified service shall seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position in the classified service. No person holding a position in the classified service shall use or promise to use, directly o…

The governing body shall make necessary appropriations from the general fund to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the board and its members in the administration of this part. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §22.)

Nothing herein shall be construed as restricting the right of the governing body to do any of the following: (1) Refuse employment and prohibit the further service of any person who is a member of an organization which is opposed to the basic purpose of local self government. (2)…

The following employees are excluded from this part: Employees of the gas board, water supply board, water and sewer board, janitors, and all employees of the electric department, except the supervisor of the department. (Act 1973, No. 465, p. 663, §24.)

The Mayor of the City of Russellville, Franklin County, shall receive an expense allowance of four hundred dollars ($400) per month, and each member of the governing body of the city shall receive an expense allowance of one hundred dollars ($100) per month; such expense allowanc…