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Dallas civil service board denies bid to measure eligibility from final assessment date; Cortinez grievance denied 3-1
Summary
A majority of the Dallas Civil Service Board voted Nov. 4 to deny Sergeant Crystal Cortinez's grievance that sought to measure the six-month eligibility window for a lieutenant promotional examination from the end of the full exam rather than from the initial written administration.
A majority of the Dallas Civil Service Board voted Nov. 4 to deny Sergeant Crystal Cortinez's grievance that sought to have eligibility for the lieutenant promotional examination calculated from the completion of the entire exam, including the assessment center held in September.
The board's decision came after a contested hearing in which city counsel argued the department consistently measures the six-month eligibility window from the initial written administration of a promotional examination and that changing that practice would create operational and fairness problems. "You must draw the line somewhere," James Peacock, counsel for the City of Dallas, said during opening remarks.
Cortinez,…
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