St. Louis 推出公务员制度现代化方案：宪章修正案拟于 2027 年 4 月付诸选民表决
位于密苏里州的 St. Louis 市市长 Cara Spencer 与市参事会 10 月 13 日共同推出一套六项法案组成的公务员制度现代化方案 Proposition HR，全市 4,000 多名雇员将受影响。
方案核心是一项宪章修正案，拟于 2027 年 4 月 6 日付诸选民表决：废改 1941 年沿用至今的宪章第十八条，将人事局更名为人力资源局，局长须从竞争考试前三名中选任，且非有正当理由并经公开听证不得免职。其余细则将改由条例与行政规则规定，以便日后调整。
市长 Spencer 表示，这套自 1941 年未大改的制度让市府在招聘与人事处理上处处掣肘，现代化是改善市政服务的前提。方案后续将在市参事会各委员会审议，宪章修正案须先经参事会通过才能列入选票。（GSM 据 St. Louis 市长办公室 stlouis-mo.gov 发布）
St. Louis Unveils Civil Service Modernization Package With Charter Amendment Headed to Voters in April 2027
ST. LOUIS, Missouri — St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer and the Board of Aldermen on October 13 unveiled Proposition HR, a six-bill civil service modernization package that would affect the city's more than 4,000 employees.
At its core is a charter amendment headed to voters on April 6, 2027: it would replace Article XVIII of the charter, in place since 1941, rename the Department of Personnel as the Department of Human Resources, require the director to be chosen from the top three finishers in a competitive examination, and allow removal only for cause after a public hearing. Other details would move into ordinances and administrative rules so they can be adjusted over time.
Mayor Spencer said the system, largely unchanged since 1941, hampers hiring and personnel decisions across city government, and that modernization is a precondition for better city services. The bills now go through aldermanic committees; the charter amendment must pass the board before it can reach the ballot. (GSM, based on releases from the St. Louis Mayor's Office at stlouis-mo.gov)
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