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Laws of Minnesota 1983 CHAPTER 130--H.F.No. 954 An act relating to the Minneapolis park and recreation board; providing for the appointment of various employees; amending Laws 1969, chapter 1024, sections 1 and 2. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. Laws 1969, chapter 1024, section 1, is amended to read: Section 1. [MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD EMPLOYEES.] Notwithstanding any provisions of the Minneapolis City Charter, Veterans Preference Act, or Civil Service rule, law or regulation to the contrary, the superintendent of theboard ofparkcommissionersand recreation board of the City of Minneapolis may appoint any suitable person as (a) assistant superintendent for administration, (b) assistant superintendent for operations, (c) assistant superintendent for recreation,and(d) assistant superintendent for planning, (e) director, park engineering, (f) director, park operations, (g) director, park forestry, (h) manager, special services, (i) manager, finance, (j) manager, recreation programs, (k) park engineer II, (l) landscape architect II, (m) park and recreation planner I, (n) park and recreation program research analyst, and (o) coordinator, environmental education, and eachsuch assistant superintendentshall be in the unclassified service of the city and shall serve at the pleasure of the superintendent. The persons shall be eligible for the same employee benefits as persons in the classified service. An incumbent of a position listed in this section on the effective date of this act shall be appointed to the position in accordance with this section. Sec. 2. Laws 1969, chapter 1024, section 2, is amended to read: Sec. 2. [PRESERVATION OF CIVIL SERVICE RIGHTS.] If any person appointedas an assistant superintendentpursuant to section 1 is a member of the classified service of the City of Minneapolis, such appointee shall be deemed to be on leave of absence during his tenure in such appointive positionand forthe initial appointees hereunder, such appointee's permanentcivil service classification and position shall not in any waybe discontinued, eliminated, abolished or any other personappointed to such position during the initial appointee's leaveof absence;and upon the termination of such service shall be returned to his permanent civil service classification. If no vacancy is available in his permanent civil service classified position, seniority shall prevail and the person most recently certified to such position shall be returned to the permanent civil service classification held by him prior to such certification. Sec. 3. [LOCAL APPROVAL.] This act is effective the day after compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3, by the Minneapolis park and recreation board. Approved May 10, 1983
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