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City attorney’s office briefs El Paso Civil Service Commission on duties, evidence standard and virtual-attendance rules
Summary
Assistant city attorney reviewed the Civil Service Commission’s quasi-judicial role, duties under the city charter and ordinance 80-65, the preponderance-of-the-evidence standard for appeals, limits on ex parte communications and the city’s virtual-attendance policy.
Assistant City Attorney Robert O’Neill presented an annual briefing to the El Paso Civil Service Commission on Feb. 13 describing the commission’s responsibilities, standards for appeals and limits on its powers.
O’Neill told commissioners the commission is established by the City Charter and governed by ordinance 80-65 and its own civil service rules. He said the commission is a quasi‑judicial body with authority to hear disciplinary and qualification…
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