CITY OF BALCH SPRINGS CIVIL SERVICE RULES & REGULATIONS
Call to Order
Approval of Minutes
Action Items
Miscellaneous Matters from the Director or Director’s designee
New Business - Commission members may suggest items for future agendas
Adjourn The Chairperson may alter the order of business at his/her discretion.
The Chairperson may alter the order of business at his/her discretion.
(5) MINUTES - The Secretary of the Commission shall prepare the minutes of each meeting. The minutes of a meeting shall be presented for approval at a subsequent meeting of the Commission. The minutes, other than matters discussed in executive session, upon approval by the Commission, shall be kept open for public inspection as governed by applicable State law. A Commission member may record in the minutes an approval of, or objection to, any act of the Commission together with the Commissioner's reasons. A copy of the minutes and records may be obtained from the Director or Director's designee for the standard fee charged by the city for similar official record duplication. The minutes of the Commission shall be signed by the Chairperson, or in the Chairperson's absence, the Vice-Chairperson.
(Sections 143.018 - 143.020 reserved for expansion)
Section 143.021 CLASSIFICATION; EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT
See Section 143.021 of Texas Local Government Code
Classified Positions for the Police Department 1. Police Officer 2. Sergeant 3. Lieutenant 4. Captain
Classified Positions for the Fire Department 1. Firefighter 2. Apparatus Operator 3. Lieutenant 4. Captain 5. Battalion Chief
Sec. 143.021. CLASSIFICATION; EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT. (a) The commission shall provide for the classification of all fire fighters and police officers. The municipality's governing body shall establish the classifications by ordinance. The governing body by ordinance shall prescribe the number of positions in each classification.
(b) Except for the department head and a person, the department head appoints in accordance with Section 143.014 or 143.102, each fire fighter and police officer are classified as prescribed by this subchapter and has civil service protection. The failure of the governing body to establish a position by ordinance does not result in the loss of civil service benefits by a person entitled to civil service protection or appointed to the position in