2005 Idaho Code - 50-1604 — EXAMINATIONS -- QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS -- REHIRES -- CAUSES FOR REMOVAL, DISCHARGE OR SUSPENSION OF INCUMBENTS

                                  TITLE  50
                            MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
                                  CHAPTER 16
                                CIVIL SERVICE
    50-1604.  EXAMINATIONS -- QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS -- REHIRES --
CAUSES FOR REMOVAL, DISCHARGE OR SUSPENSION OF INCUMBENTS. (1) Except as
provided in subsection (3) of this section, all applicants for places of
employment in the classified civil service shall be subject to examination,
which shall be public competitive and free and shall be held at such times and
places as the civil service commission shall from time to time determine. Such
examinations shall be for the purpose of determining the qualifications of
applicants for positions and shall be practical and shall fairly test the
fitness of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the position to
which they seek appointment.
    (2)  The governing body of each city, having created a civil service
commission, shall provide a job description for each civil service position of
the city and shall determine and establish the standards and qualifications
therefor to be met by each applicant before appointment.
    (3)  Any applicant who, while in good standing, voluntarily terminated his
or her employment with the agency with whom an appointment is sought may, upon
written request to and approval from the appointing officer and in accordance
with the written policy of the civil service commission, be rehired without
taking an examination provided:
    (a)  The applicant is otherwise qualified for the position; and
    (b)  The written request for rehire is physically delivered, mailed or
    electronically transferred to the appointing officer within such time as
    provided by the written policy of the civil service commission.
    (4)  All incumbents and applicants thereafter appointed shall hold office,
place, position or employment only during good behavior, and any such person
may be removed, discharged, suspended without pay, demoted, reduced in rank,
deprived of vacation privileges or other special privileges for any of the
following reasons, subject to the determination of the facts in each case by
the commission:
    (a)  Incompetency, inefficiency or inattention to, or dereliction of duty;
    (b)  Dishonesty, intemperance, immoral conduct, insubordination,
    discourteous treatment of the public or a fellow employee, or any other
    act of omission or commission tending to injure the public service;
    willful failure on the part of the employee to properly conduct himself,
    or any other willful violation of the civil service rules and regulations;
    (c)  Mental or physical unfitness for the position which the employee
    holds;
    (d)  Dishonest, disgraceful, immoral or prejudicial conduct;
    (e)  Drunkenness or use of intoxicating liquors, narcotics, or any other
    habit forming drug, liquid or preparation to such extent that the use
    thereof interferes with the efficiency or mental or physical fitness of
    the employee or which prevents the employee from properly performing the
    functions and duties of any position under civil service;
    (f)  Conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
    (g)  Any other act or failure to act, which in the judgment of the civil
    service commissioners is sufficient to show the offender to be an
    unsuitable and unfit person to be employed in the public service.