Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Rehire Eligibility topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Civil Service Board allows former employee Young to reapply for Dallas city jobs
Summary
The Dallas Civil Service Board voted to permit a former city employee, identified as Mr. Young, to reapply for city employment after a rehire-eligibility hearing; board members voted to allow reapplication and staff will assist the applicant with next steps.
The City of Dallas Civil Service Board voted on June 3 to permit a former city employee identified in the hearing as Mr. Young to reapply for city employment.
Mr. Young appeared remotely for a rehire-eligibility appeal hearing and described his employment history with the city, which included work in the Streets Department and later in a warrants department. He told the board he had been separated after failing a required operator license exam administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) during his probationary period in about 2011 and that he subsequently was marked in the city's records as ineligible for rehire. He said he has been continuously employed in private-sector mechanic and office-assistant roles since that separation and asked the board to reconsider his rehire status.
Jared Davis, Civil Service Board secretary and department director, said staff could review historical records and that the board's process for rehire-eligibility hearings begins when applicants apply and are denied; applicants are subsequently advised how to present their case to the board. After questions from board members about why the applicant had waited to pursue a hearing and whether written denials existed in personnel files, a motion was made and seconded to allow Mr. Young to reapply for Dallas city employment.
The board's motion to permit Mr. Young to reapply passed on a voice vote; the chair announced the motion passed 4–0. The chair instructed Mr. Young to work with civil service staff on next steps.
The board's action was limited to allowing reapplication; it did not automatically reinstate Mr. Young or assign him a specific position. Staff said they will assist Mr. Young with submission of required documents and with the application process under standard city policies.
The board also reminded attendees that procedural rules (including Open Meetings Act posting) limit the board's ability to act on items not previously posted on the agenda; rehire-eligibility hearings provide a formal mechanism for appeal.
