§ 11. Rules.

Subd. 1. The board shall, as soon as practical after its appointment and from time to time thereafter, adopt rules consistent with this ordinance on the subjects enumerated and subsequent subdivisions of the section in order to carry out the purposes of this ordinance. Copies of the rules may be published in the official newspaper or made available at the office of the City clerk in printed form for general distribution. If not so published, copies shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the City Hall and in such other public places as the board shall specify, and no rules of general application with reference to employment, promotion, dismissal or suspension shall be effective until so posted and published.

Subd. 2. The board shall provide by rule for the classification of all positions in the classified service on the basis of duties and responsibilities.

Subd. 3. The board shall provide by rule for public competitive examinations, after public notice, to test the relative fitness of applicants for positions.

Subd. 4. The board shall provide by rule for the creation and maintenance of lists of eligibles. No name shall remain on the eligible list for more than two years.

Subd. 5. The board shall provide for the rejection of candidates or eligibles who fail to comply with reasonable requirement of the board with respect to age, residence, physical condition or otherwise, or who have been guilty of criminal, infamous or disgraceful conduct, or of any willful misrepresentation, deception or fraud in connection with their applications.

Subd. 6. The board shall provide by rule for certification of names to the appointing authority from the appropriate eligible list for appointment, promotion or re-employment.

Subd. 7. The board may provide by rule for temporary and provisional appointments.

Subd. 8. The board shall provide by rule for promotion based on competitive examination, supplemented by records of efficiency, character, conduct, and seniority when a passing grade is obtained upon examination.

Subd. 9. The board shall provide by rule for the suspension by the appointing authority of any employee in the classified service for a period not to exceed thirty days for disciplinary reasons.

Subd. 10. The board shall provide by rule for the lay-off, because of curtailment of work or funds, of employees in the classified service and for the conditions under which employees thus laid off shall be reinstated.

Subd. 11. The board shall provide by rule for hours of work, holidays, attendance regulations and the annual sick and special leaves of absence for positions in classified service.

Subd. 12. The board shall provide by rule for the periodic check of municipal payrolls to determine if all employees being paid by the City have been properly paid and are entitled to such payment.

Subd. 13. The board may adopt rules governing its own procedure and such other rules not inconsistent with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 44 and this ordinance, as may be found necessary to carry out the purposes of this ordinance.