Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday announced a series of personnel decisions elevating Police Captain Rebeca Garcia to assistant chief, making her second in command of
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Category: Civil Service
City Council Approves Residency Preference Rule
The City Council Monday night approved a new Civil Service regulation that requires public safety candidates and other specified job applicants to prove residency for
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Look Out! Ganim Wields Sledgehammer
City government can be a frustrating drip, drip, drip. That pol wants this; this pol wants that; city employees yammering about something else; pain-in-the-ass opponents
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Lee Proffers Guideposts To City Council
In response to Mayor Joe Ganim hiring a government compliance firm, municipal scrutineer John Marshall Lee had his own guideposts to share with the City Council
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Judge Lopez: Political Ambitions And Pastoral Duties Are Often Incompatible
Every declaration is susceptible to a rejoinder. If you politic prepare for a parry. Nothing wrong with that, but never assume there’s not someone out
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Joe And AJ Again–Ganim Issues Police Oath To Perez
Mayor Joe Ganim on Tuesday delivered the oath of office to his long-time friend Armando “AJ” Perez once again–the first March 1, 2016 in an
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Surprise Surprise … Ganim Appoints Perez To Five-Year Top Cop Slot
Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday appointed–to no surprise–his long-time friend AJ Perez to a full, five-year term as the city’s top cop, a role he’s
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Facing City Council Expulsion For Residency Violation, Guedes Resigns From Civil Service Commission
On the night the City Council was scheduled to consider removal of Eleanor Guedes from the Civil Service Commission for violating the city’s residency code,
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