REPORT TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Informational Report on Issues Relating to the Classified Recruitment Process
Report
BACKGROUND
The Civil Service Commission ("Commission") received an anonymous letter on or about December 11, 2023 regarding numerous concerns, including but not limited to personnel matters and the classified and unclassified recruitment process. The Commission requested that this item be Agendized at a future meeting and that staff provide a response. The purpose of this report is to provide clarifying information to the Commission on the classified recruitment process as articulated in the Civil Service Rules and Regulations ("Rules").
It should be noted that the purview of the Commission is limited in the Rules to aspects of classified employment including the classified recruitment process. Therefore only matters that are subject to the Civil Service Commission's jurisdiction are addressed in this report. Where applicable, the City will provide clarifying information on components of the hiring process, which may impact classified employees, that are not covered under the Rules.
The letter cites Section 1.1 of the Rules, entitled "Applicability and Objectives," and provides that the Rules "are applicable to the Classified Service" to "obtain and retain the best qualified persons for appointment to City service," and "assure that appointments and promotions are made according to merit and fitness, to be ascertained, so far as practicable, by competitive examination."
Although the Rules explicitly govern the classified recruitment process, this tenet is generally applied to the unclassified and as-needed recruitment processes as well, in furtherance of the City's goals in conducting a fair and transparent recruitment process, and to "obtain and retain the best qualified persons for appointment." Those candidates which are determined to be the best qualified for the position will move forward in the recruitment process...
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