Title 38, CIVIL SERVICE AND RETIREMENT

Sec. 5. Same; results. If upon the canvass of the votes cast at such election it shall appear that the majority of the electors voting thereon shall have voted "yes," then the county civil service system shall be considered as adopted in such county, and thereupon the provisions …

Sec. 6. Civil service commission. In any county where the county civil service system shall be adopted under the provisions of this act, there shall be a civil service commission.

Sec. 7. Same; members, term, eligibility, appointment; vacancies; removal, manner. The board of supervisors shall, at its next regular or special session, after the adoption of this act in any county, appoint, by a majority vote of the members-elect, 3 electors of the county as m…

Sec. 8. (1) Each commissioner shall receive annual compensation equal to not less than the highest annual compensation received by a civil service commissioner of that county in calendar year 1977 and necessary traveling expenses and mileage as may be incurred in the actual perfo…

Sec. 9. The commission shall choose by competitive examination a personnel director upon a basis of education, technical knowledge of personnel work and knowledge of county government and its operation, and such other assistants and employees as may be necessary. The personnel di…

Sec. 10. The civil service of the county is divided into the unclassified and classified services. (a) The unclassified service includes: (1) Officers elected by popular vote and persons appointed to fill vacancies in those elective offices. (2) Officers and employees for whom th…

Sec. 11. The commission shall hold meetings regularly, at least once a month. It shall adopt its own rules of procedure and keep a record of its proceedings. The business which the commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance …

Sec. 12. The powers and duties of the commission shall be as follows: (a) It shall classify all the offices and positions of employment with reference to the examinations herein provided for, excepting as herein otherwise provided; (b) Shall from time to time make, in accordance …

Sec. 12a. (1) A member or employee of a county civil service commission or an officer or employee of a county which has adopted this act, being Act No. 370 of the Public Acts of 1941, shall not provide a copy of the examination given to applicants for appointments to the classifi…

Sec. 13. Whenever a position in the competitive classified civil service is to be filled, the appointing authority shall notify the commission of that fact, and the commission shall certify the names and addresses of the 3 candidates standing highest on the eligible list for the …

Sec. 13a. Any county employee in the classified service who has held a provisional appointment or provisional promotion continuously in the same class and agency for a period of 6 months as of July 1, 1968, shall be granted regular status in the class of positions in which such p…

Sec. 14. The classified service shall comprise all employees of the probate court, including the reporters employed thereby, deputy sheriffs, assistant prosecuting attorneys excepting the chief assistant prosecuting attorney, the chief trial attorney and the chiefs of the appella…

Sec. 15. Whenever possible, vacancies shall be filled by promotion. Promotion shall be made from among employees qualified by training and experience to fill the vacancy, and whose length of service entitles them to consideration. The commission shall, for the purpose of promotio…

Sec. 16. Any officer or employee in the classified civil service may be removed, suspended or reduced in rank or compensation by the appointing authority, after appointment or promotion is complete, by an order in writing, stating specifically the reasons therefor. The order shal…

Sec. 17. The commission shall make an annual report to the board of supervisors at its October session each year, or at any other time as may be required by said board of supervisors.

Sec. 18. All payrolls shall be approved by the civil service commission, or by its secretary when so authorized by the commission, before payment.

Sec. 19. Politics, unlawful solicitation. No officer or employee of the county in the classified civil service, shall directly or indirectly make, solicit, or receive, or be in any manner concerned in making, soliciting or receiving any assessment, subscription, or contribution f…

Sec. 20. Commission, investigation powers. The commission, for the purpose of carrying into effect the civil service provisions of this act, shall have power to investigate the conduct and operation of any department or board, and to subpoena and require the attendance of witness…

Sec. 21. The commission shall have power and authority to call upon the services of county physicians or medical examiners to make such medical examinations as may be required by the commission.

Sec. 22. Subpoena, failure to comply, penalty, fees; circuit court summoning witnesses; perjury. Any person who shall be served with a subpoena to appear and testify, or to produce books and papers issued by the commission or by any commissioner, or by any authorized representati…

Sec. 23. (1) Except as provided in section 12a and subsections (2) and (3), a person who knowingly violates this act, and a person who neglects or refuses to perform a duty required of the person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. When an act or duty is required to be done by or …

Sec. 24. Discrimination prohibited. No person in the classified civil service or seeking admission thereto, shall be appointed, reduced or removed, or in any way favored or discriminated against because of his political, racial, or religious opinions or affiliations, except for m…

Sec. 25. Rooms and accommodations. The commission shall be provided with suitable offices, examination rooms, and accommodations for itself and staff, as may be required to suit the public convenience and carry on the work of the commission.

Sec. 26. Appropriation. The board of supervisors shall provide the necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this act.

Sec. 27. Scope. All the provisions of this act shall apply to the employees of all boards, commissions and departments of any county in which this act shall be adopted. When adopted in any county, the provisions of this act shall also apply to boards, commissions, or departments …

Sec. 28. Any other provisions of this act to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event of the consolidation of functions or departments of another governmental unit with a county department now, or which may hereafter be established, the civil service commission of the county sh…