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BEING A RESOLUTION ENDORSING A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL IN THE CITY OF
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, that
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights would be benefitted by a more
flexible system of direction of its public safety functions, and
WHEREAS, the policy goals of the voters of the City of Columbia Heights
can best be served by making certain public safety personnel more
directly responsible to the public officials elected by the voters, and
WHEREAS, the elected governing body of the City of Columbia Heights
can best direct and implement its policies through personnel over which
it has control,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the exhibit attached hereto and
made a part hereof, the reading of which is waived, entitled "A Bill
For An Act Relating to Public Safety Personnel in the City of Columbia
Heights", be enacted into law by the Minnesota State Legislature, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Manager be and herein
are authorized to work with our local senators and representatives to
effect passage of the said Bill.
Passed this 26th day of February, 1976.
Offered by: Hentges
Seconded by: Heintz
Roll Call: All Ayes
G. Nawrocki, Mayor
Secreta ~/y
A BILL FOR ~2J ACT
Relating to Public Safety Personnel in the City of
Columbia Heights;
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any general law, special law, or
charter provision to the contrary, the City Council of the City of Columbia
~eights shall have the authority to establish a Department of Public Safety
which shall include the police and fire departments of the City.
Segtion 2. The Mayor, subject to approval by 4/5 of the governing
body, shall have the absolute control and supervision over the appointment,
employment, promotion, discharge, and suspension of any or all persons filling
the positions of public safety director, fire chief, police chief, and all other
persons within the Department of Public Safety.
That the public safety director may serve'as either
Section 3.
police or fire chief.
Section 4.
That the said positions of fire chief, police chief and
public safety director of the City of Columbia Heights shall be and herein
are exempt from civil service regulation and are exempt from the provisions
of Minnesota Statutes Chapters 419 and 420, as amended.
Section 5. Any persons filling the positions of fire chief, police
chief, or public safety director of the City of Columbia Heights firs~ hired by
the City of Columbia Heights after the effective date of this chapter shall become
members of the Public Employees Retirement Association Public Safety Division
and shall not be members of any local relief association.
Section 6. This act shall become effective only after its approval
by a majority vote of the governing body of the City of Columbia Heights and
upon compliance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 645.021.