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Civil Service Commission approves rule changes to allow open police and fire eligibility lists
Summary
The Civil Service Commission approved editorial and procedural amendments to civil service rules that remove inconsistent pronouns and alter Section 609 language; the changes enable an ongoing open eligibility list for police to begin immediately under newly authorized procedures.
The Civil Service Commission voted to amend civil service rules governing police and fire hiring, approving mostly editorial corrections and a substantive change to Section 609 that removes prior "acceptance" language and leaves the provision focused on notice of rejection. The amendments were adopted unanimously on a verbal voice vote.
The changes follow a November charter amendment (section 27) that, according to Melanie Murray, the assistant law director, "allow[ed] the civil service commission to have, all the powers of local self government."…
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