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Committee asks counsel to draft ordinance for screening committee for police, fire and EMS chiefs amid civil service changes
Summary
The committee asked corporation counsel to draft an ordinance creating a local screening committee to vet candidates for police, fire and EMS chiefs. HR explained civil service timing; councillors debated the mayor’s appointment authority, transparency and how an assessment center or civil service list would interact with a local committee.
The Ordinances & Legislation Committee directed corporation counsel to draft an ordinance to create a screening committee for selecting chiefs of police, fire and emergency medical services.
Nick McElhinney, the city’s director of human resources, told the committee that because a recent home‑rule petition approved civil service for the police chief role, a civil service list will be produced upon…
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