CIVIL SERVICE STATUTES, AS AMENDED, & RULES GOVERNING THE CIVIL SERVICE ...

CIVIL SERVICE STATUTES, AS AMENDED, & RULES GOVERNING THE CIVIL SERVICE

CITY OF PITTSBURGH

2019

M A Y O R William Peduto

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION David Onufer, Jr.

Linda Johnson-Wasler

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE Janet K. Manuel

SENIOR MANAGER, SECRETARY & CHIEF EXAMINER Paula J. Kellerman

PREFACE

The Civil Service system was established to ensure the maintenance of a merit personnel system to recruit, employ, promote and retain qualified persons for employment with the City of Pittsburgh. Since the passage of the General Civil Service Act in 1907, it has been the responsibility of the Civil Service Commission to prescribe, amend, implement, administer and enforce the philosophy of merit employment as mandated by the Civil Service Statutes. Many changes have occurred since 1907 in the area of public employment including the passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, as amended, and the Pennsylvania Public Employee Relations Act of 1970. The Civil Service Commission, with approval of the Mayor as required by statute, has adopted revised rules which preserve the principles of the merit system while being responsive to the principles of equal opportunity employment and sound labor-management relations. The Civil Service Statutes, as amended, and the Revised Rules of the Civil Service Commission contained in this publication provide the basis for the efficient and effective operation of the City's Civil Service system.

NOTE: The Statutes and Rules contained in this booklet are subject to future revision.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. General Civil Service Act (l907 May 23 P.L. As Amended)

SECTION

1

General Provisions and Definition of `Civil Service'

2

Commissioners ? Qualifications, Term of Office, and Compensation

3

Commission Employees and Compensations

4

Applicability of Act

5

Provision for Operation of the Commission

6

Duties and Powers of Commission

7

Unclassified and Classified Service

8

Commission Authority to Enact Rules and Regulations, Probationary Period

9

Examinations Including Physical

10

Applications for Examinations

11

Classified Service ? Four Classes

12

Exempt Class ? Scope

13

Competitive Class ? Scope

14

Competitive Class ? filling of positions other than by promotion, transfer,

reinstatement, or reduction

15

Competitive Class ? filling of positions without compensation

16

Competitive Class ? Promotions

17

Transfers ? Reinstatements

18

Non-Competitive Class ? Scope

19

Labor Class ? Scope

20

Removal, Discharge, Reductions ? Competitive and Non-Competitive Classes

20.1 Economy Reduction

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Rosters, Public Record, Notice Required by Commission

8

22

Payroll Certification

9

23

Discrimination

9

24

Violations of Act Punishable

9

25

Violations of Act Punishable

9

26

Penalties for Violations of Act

10

27

Applicability of Act to Persons Appointed Prior to 1907

10

28

Intent of Act

10

29

Consolidation of Cities

10

II. Firemen's Civil Service Statute (1939 June 27, P.L. 1207 As Amended)

SECTION

1

Applicability of Act

2

Rules and Regulations

3

Qualifications of Applicants for Appointment and Reinstatement

3.1

(a) Appointments and Promotions from Competitive Lists

(b) Oral Examinations Prohibited

(c) Review of Examination

(d) Credit for Service

(e) Vacancy to be filled from new lowest rank

(f) Credit for Veterans

3.2

(a) Filling of Vacancies by Transfers; Driving Assignments;

Designation of Companies; Denial of Transfer; or Driving

Assignments

(b) Appeal from Denial of Transfer of Driving Assignment

3.3

Appeal from Decisions of Civil Service Commission

4

Reinstatements and Promotions

5

Discipline; Court of Inquiry, Trial

6

Court of Inquiry, Trial ? Procedures and Appeals

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