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New Rochelle civil service commission approves library job specs, authorizes Westchester posting and extends eligible lists
Summary
The New Rochelle Municipal Civil Service Commission on Feb. 19 approved two library job specifications previously authorized by email, approved posting a Risk Manager position to Westchester County, extended multiple eligible lists through March 27, 2026, and outlined a schedule of civil service exams in March.
Chairman Fetson Lee called the New Rochelle Municipal Civil Service Commission to order at 3:31 p.m. on Feb. 19, 2025, and commissioners approved routine personnel items including job specifications and list extensions.
The approvals affect hiring for the New Rochelle Public Library and several city classifications, and set the schedule for multiple civil service examinations in March — steps the commission said are intended to broaden applicant pools and maintain active eligible lists for city hiring.
Commissioners approved, by motion, job specifications that had been circulated and approved via email on Feb. 3, 2025: Assistant Library Director 4 and Supervisor of Maintenance for the New Rochelle Public Library. The commission also approved a residency-request posting that will allow the city to advertise the Risk Manager position throughout Westchester County rather than only in-city. Commissioners discussed that the Supervisor of Maintenance posting had initially been limited to New Rochelle and produced only one or two underqualified applications, and approved posting more broadly to New York State to attract a larger, better-qualified pool.
The commission voted to extend several eligible lists to preserve certification availability for city hiring. The extensions approved include the Recreation Leader (open competitive list no. 2607), Recreation Supervisor (list no. 2608), and Senior Clerk (open competitive list no. 2605), each extended to March 27, 2026. The commission reviewed list numbers and confirmed the open competitive status where specified; one commissioner said they would double-check list number details before final publication.
Staff outlined the commission's civil service exam calendar for March. Exams scheduled include, on March 1: Director of Housing, Housing Assistant Specialist, Housing Assistant Aide, Assistant to the Clerk and Secretary to the Board of Education, Senior Office Assistant (including bilingual), Senior Typist, Secretary to the Assistant Superintendent for Student Support, and Secretary to the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction — collectively expected to draw roughly 50 to 60 candidates across multiple rooms. Additional March dates announced: March 8 for Assistant Custodialist, March 15 for Junior Civil Engineer and Audiovisual Technician, and March 22 for police agility practice (location to be confirmed pending school approval for some events).
The commission approved the minutes of its Jan. 15, 2025 meeting as presented. No provisional, noncompetitive or probationary appointments were recorded for formal action at this meeting; staff said those items would be brought to the next meeting. Commissioners set the next commission meeting for March 19, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 3:37 p.m.
