2002-022
City of Hopkins
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 2002-22
A Resolution abolishing the Police Civil Service Commission of the City of Hopkins
WHEREAS, the City of Hopkins has delegated control and supervision over employment,
promotion, discharge and suspension of all Police Department employees to the Police Civil
Service Commission ofthe City of Hopkins; and
WHEREAS, such control have been in effect since the 1940s, updated on August 1,1978 and is
authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Section 419; and
WHEREAS, the collective bargaining agreement with the Police Department employees and
other City of Hopkins rules duplicate the process covered under the rules and regulations of the
Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Charter has been amended to establish a Police Review Committee that
will serve as an alternative method of disciplinary review;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved, by the City Council of the City of Hopkins, that the
authority granted under Ordinance No. 77-438 to establish and operate a Police Civil Service
Commission is abolished by unanimous consent effective July 17, 2002.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins:
First reading:
Second reading:
March 19,2002
April 9, 2002.
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