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Civil Service panel allows two applicants to test, credits alternate answers after exam appeals
Summary
The commission allowed two applicants who lacked electronic confirmation to remain on the promotional exam; it also voted to award credit for alternate answers on question 17 and to accept both responses on question 88 while ordering SOG language to be clarified.
The Civil Service Commission voted to validate the Feb. 2, 2026 fire driver promotional exam and to address multiple appeals that arose from inconsistent source material and confusing SOG wording.
Staff reported that two applicants said they had submitted applications online but the new two-step account-and-apply system produced no confirmation emails or stored applications in the vendor portal. Staff said the local rule (section 39) requires an application at least five days before the exam but noted this was the first time the commission used the electronic application process. Staff had allowed the two applicants to sit for the exam while seeking commission guidance; the commission approved a motion to validate those…
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