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Bridgeport commission advances broad civil-service rewrite, including new unclassified‑position process and longer exam windows
Summary
The Bridgeport Charter Revision Commission reviewed a package of changes to the citycivil-service chapter that would clarify language, create a guarded process to add unclassified (mayoral) positions, extend testing and provisional-appointment timeframes, and change reemployment rules.
The Bridgeport Charter Revision Commission on May 31, 2025 walked commissioners through a set of proposed amendments to the citycivil-service chapter aimed at clarifying decades-old language and giving the city new procedures for creating unclassified positions.
John, associate city attorney, told the commission the working draft (exhibit one) consolidates and cleans the charter text and that the team expects to make a few final edits before sending a redline to the commission. "We think this is completely solid," John said as he introduced the exhibits and the draft revisions.
Why it matters: under the existing charter, language drafted decades ago has had the practical effect of placing many later-created positions into the classified service, which can limit the mayors ability to appoint top-level aides. John cited a 2019 court ruling in Austin v. City of Bridgeport that held a senior labor relations officer was in the classified service and therefore entitled to civil-service protections. The proposed package…
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