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Board approves use of NYS HELPS program to expedite certain civil-service appointments
Summary
Sweet Home’s board resolved Dec. 15 to adopt language allowing appointments to utilize the NYS HELPS program administered by Erie County Civil Service so qualifying hires may gain permanent status without further board approval once probationary requirements are met.
The board passed a resolution authorizing the district to utilize the NYS HELPS (Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide) program, as administered by Erie County Civil Service. The resolution permits eligible appointees to be placed in a non-competitive version of a competitive title and, after completing required probationary periods and Erie County requirements, to be placed into competitive class appointments without further board approval.
The minutes reference New York State Civil Service rules and Erie County’s adoption of the NYS HELPS program. The resolution is intended to streamline appointments where law permits; the minutes do not list specific job titles or the first positions to be filled under the program.
