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Council approves ordinance to allow certain police hires without civil-service competition; members ask civil-service solicitor for input

5854820 · September 17, 2025
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Council passed reading by title of an ordinance to authorize entry-level police hires without competition under certain conditions; members asked the civil service commission solicitor to review the measure and discussed Act 120 certification and lateral hires.

Scranton City Council approved reading by title of an ordinance that would permit entry-level employment in the police department without competition under specified conditions, and council members asked for formal input from the civil service commissionsolicitor before further action. The ordinance (filed as Council File No. 95 2025) was read by title at the meeting and the council voted in favor of passage of the reading by title. Council discussion noted the item appeared on the civil service commission's…

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