Powers and duties of Commissioners.
Memphis Charter, art. 34, § 245
in effectSec. [245]. - Powers and duties of Commissioners.
The Civil Service Commission shall have the power and it shall be its duty to conduct hearings to review disciplinary actions, limited to suspensions, dismissals, or demotions of any employees not exempted from the provisions of this article. In the course of any hearing conducted under the provisions of this article, the Civil Service Commission shall have power to administer oaths, to subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses within the City and the production by them of books and papers pertinent to any matter of inquiry, and to examine such witnesses under oath in relation to any matter properly involved in such proceeding. For such purposes, the Commission may invoke the power of any court of record in the City, or judge thereof, to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and papers in compliance with such subpoena.
Any Commissioner who is a licensed attorney, a current or former member of the judiciary and/or has served as an administrative law judge for any other local, state or federal agency shall be entitled to act as a hearing officer. Each hearing officer shall have the same powers and duties of the Commission.
(Ord. No. 3233, § 4, 8-31-1982; Ord. No. 5512, § 1, 8-20-2013)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART34CISE_S245PODUCOFetched: 10/28/2026