This law allows city governments to create a personnel or civil service system that fits the size and needs of their city. This system could be as simple as setting basic job requirements or as detailed as a full civil service program. The decision on the type of system is based on what serves the public best.

This law allows any city government to create systems to manage city jobs. This includes creating rules about how workers are hired, promoted, disciplined, or retired. Cities can set up these systems by passing a local law, also known as an ordinance.

This law allows public libraries to hire various staff members, such as librarians, secretaries, and other officers and employees. However, it specifies that members of the board of trustees are not included in this group of hirable employees.

This section states that if any class of officers and employees was included in the system before September 19, 1947, their inclusion is effective from the very start of the system.

This law allows a legislative body to appoint a civil service commission or a personnel officer. They can give these appointees certain powers and responsibilities related to managing the civil service system.

This section explains that if an audio or written record of a civil service hearing is allowed, the employee appealing the case can request a copy of the recording. If a transcript of the hearing is made, the city must inform the employee within three days and provide a copy if the employee asks for it. The city can charge for the cost of making duplicates of the recordings or transcripts.

This law requires that an ordinance specify which departments, appointed officers, and employees are covered by the merit or civil service system. Essentially, it sets the rules for who gets to be part of these systems.

This law allows the legislative body to expand the government structure by creating more departments and hiring additional officers and employees through future ordinances.

This law says that once a department, officer, or employee is part of the civil service system in a city, they can't be removed just by repealing the ordinance. Such a removal requires a vote by the city's voters during an election, and at least two-thirds must agree. However, regular full-time city department heads can be removed with a simple majority vote by the city council.

This law allows a city or county's legislative body to create contracts with other cities, counties, state departments, or private entities. These contracts can be for conducting competitive exams to assess job candidates or for other services related to hiring and managing staff in city jobs.

This law states that if an employee has to take time off work because of an injury or disease that qualifies for workers' compensation, it won't be counted as a break in their service record. This means that their eligibility for things like salary raises, sick leave, vacation, or seniority won't be affected by the time they are absent due to such injury or disease.