The City Council Monday night, after months of dickering, negotiation and ordinance editing, approved support for the legislative body that includes up to five staff
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Category: Civil Service
Former Chief Perez Released From Prison
Former Police Chief A.J. Perez, imprisoned last May for scheming to rig the 2018 test for top cop has been released from the Gilmer Federal
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Ganim Appoints Ford, Taylor-Moye To Key City Commissions
Mayor Joe Ganim has made appointments to three key boards and commissions that will be referred for approval to the Miscellaneous Matters Committee at Tuesday’s
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Political Intrusion Of Personnel Office, Police Department Eclipses $10 Million In Legal Fees, Consultants, Payouts, Overtime Mismanagement
The city is still a few weeks from announcing Eric Amado as permanent personnel director pending a 30-day candidate appeal period for applicants who sought
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Gen Now: Rigged Hiring Process Drains Wallets And Confidence Of Taxpayers
From Gemeem Davis & Callie Gale Heilmann, Co-Directors, Bridgeport Generation Now “The ruling by Superior Court Judge Barry Stevens that the Ganim Administration violated Bridgeport’s
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Judge Overturns Garcia’s Selection As Assistant Chief, City Will Appeal
In December 2019, then Chief AJ Perez named Rebeca Garcia, a captain in charge of the police academy, assistant chief without a competitive process. Other
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Eric Amado Places First On Test For Personnel Director Position
Acting Personnel Director Eric Amado has placed first in the competitive examination to select a permanent applicant to oversee Civil Service, a process managed by
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Wanted: Gladiator Personnel Director
The executive search firm CPS HR Consulting the city has retained to assist with the hiring of the Personnel Director position has created quite the application
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