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Civil Service Commission hears 2026 plan to standardize classification and testing cycles
Summary
The commission received a 2026 work plan calling for a six-year cycle for classification and test development, targeted assessments for fire positions, and new internal standards to reduce inconsistent job requirements across analysts. Commissioners pressed presenters on turnover and recent layoffs.
At its Jan. 20, 2026, meeting the Civil Service Commission received a detailed work plan aimed at standardizing classification and testing across city departments.
Senior merit system analyst Brian Sullivan presented a proposal to place major classification studies and test development on a six-year cycle. "We are trying to get our standard scheduled work onto a six-year cycle," Sullivan said, adding that major classification studies would occur at the start of each cycle and that uniform-position promotional tests would be rebuilt each cycle for security reasons.
The plan calls for biennial reviews between cycles, the use of "flip" processes or minor…
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