The commission shall have absolute control and supervision over the employment, promotion, discharge, and suspension of all officers and employees of the police department of such city and these powers shall extend to and include all members of the police department. The commission may not, however, prescribe any residency requirements for the positions under its control, unless approved by the city council.
The commission shall, immediately after its appointment and organization, grade and classify all of the employees of the police department of the city and a service register shall be prepared for the purpose, in which shall be entered, in their classes, the names, ages, compensation, period of past employment and such other facts and data with reference to each employee as the commission may deem useful.
The commission shall keep a second register to be known as the application register in which shall be entered the names and addresses, in the order of the date of application, of all applicants for examination and the offices or employments they seek. All applications shall be upon forms prescribed by the commission and contain such data and information as the commission deems necessary and useful.
(1933-52) 1929 c 299 s 5; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1978 c 585 s 2
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 419 - 425 — Municipal Personnel, Retirement
Chapter 419 — Police Civil Service Commissions
Section 419.01 — Establishment.
Section 419.02 — Membership; Joint Police And Fire Commission.
Section 419.04 — Commissioners To Serve Without Pay.
Section 419.05 — Duties Of Commission.
Section 419.06 — Rules For Police Department.
Section 419.07 — Officers Discharged Only After Hearing.
Section 419.075 — Merit System Municipalities, Discharge Of Peace Officers.
Section 419.08 — Rules And Standards.
Section 419.09 — Examinations.
Section 419.10 — Notice Of Examinations; Creation Of Eligible Register; Removal And Additions.
Section 419.11 — Charges Filed With Secretary Of Commission.
Section 419.12 — Suspension And Removal; Reinstatement.
Section 419.13 — Certain Acts A Misdemeanor.
Section 419.14 — Commission Vested With Certain Powers.
Section 419.15 — Officers To Come Under Commission.
Section 419.16 — Abolition Of Commission.