400.12A  Hiring practices — suspension — reinstatement.
  1.  A city council, by majority vote, may suspend the practices specified in subsection 2 that are generally required pursuant to this chapter for the hiring of an employee of a department governed by civil service. A suspension shall not be in effect for more than one year, but a city council may immediately vote to implement a new suspension of the required practices upon the expiration of the prior suspension. Upon the expiration of a suspension, hiring practices required under this chapter shall be immediately reinstated for the applicable positions. A city council, by majority vote, may reinstate hiring practices suspended pursuant to this section prior to the expiration of the suspension. A subsequent vote to suspend required hiring practices, even if the vote occurs prior to the original expiration date of the prior suspension, shall be considered a vote for a new suspension.
  2.  The provisions of section 400.11, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, may be suspended as provided in subsection 1.
  3.  a.  This section does not relieve an employee of a department governed by civil service from the requirements to complete all examinations and tests applicable to those persons for positions subject to the provisions of this chapter.
  b.  This section shall not be construed to preclude an employee of a department governed by civil service from accessing rights, benefits, or privileges provided outside of this chapter.
2024 Acts, ch 1014, §2
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