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Sunnyvale charter committee debates modernizing civil service language and public comment timing
Summary
Members of the Sunnyvale Charter Review Committee spent substantial time on Article XI (civil service), discussing whether phrases such as "competitive examination" and pay-plan language are outdated and asking staff to provide clearer cross-references and public‑comment procedures.
Members of the Sunnyvale Charter Review Committee on March 6 discussed updating Article XI of the Sunnyvale City Charter, focusing on how the charter describes civil service hiring, pay schedules and public comment procedures.
Committee members said the phrase "competitive examination" in the charter does not match current hiring practice and asked staff to link the charter language to existing civil service rules. A staff member told the committee, "the civil service rules get into much more detail about what that examination can be," listing oral and…
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