Shortly after he was elected mayor in 1933, Socialist Jasper McLevy implemented a campaign promise to limit the spoils system of hiring municipal employees. Basically
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Category: Civil Service
Is It An Employment List?–The Machinations Of Selecting A New Police Chief Swirls With Controversy
Does the Civil Service Commission and City Attorney’s Office consider the testing results to select a chief in 2018 an active “employment list?” If so,
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UPDATE: City Charter’s Conflicting Language On Police Chief Vacancy Raises Questions
The city’s national search for a police chief in 2018–now engulfed in a federal imbroglio–produced three finalists from which the mayor appointed a top cop,
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Bucci Presses Case To Reverse Chief Garcia Appointment
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: The lawyer for four top city police officials, seeking to overturn the appointment of Rebeca Garcia as assistant police chief, said
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As Feds Probe Perez For Insider Help With Top Cop Test, City Defends Search Procedures
Was the November 2018 selection of chief of police compromised because AJ Perez had an unfair testing advantage over other candidates? That is in part
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Paging Canned Assistant Chief James Nardozzi–Who Needs Gold, Frankincense And Myrrh When Cash Is King?
New Assistant Chief Rebeca Garcia is now on board with a six-figure salary while the last person to occupy the rank James Nardozzi is on
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Judge Stevens Sets Court Calendar In Lawsuit Challenging Cop Promotion
Former Mayor Tom Bucci, a labor and employment law specialist, represents captains Brian Fitzgerald, Steven Lougal and Roderick Porter, and Deputy Police Chief Anthony Armeno challenging
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‘The Boys’ Battle Rebeca In Assistant Police Chief Lawsuit
Article updated: Former Mayor Tom Bucci, a labor and employment law specialist, declares Rebeca Garcia’s unilateral appointment to assistant chief violates a necessary competitive process,
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