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City of Pittston, PA
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2024-05-15
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The Code
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Part I Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 28 Civil Service Commission
The Charter
Ch C
Home Rule Charter
The Code
Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 7
Administration of Government
Ch 12
Assessments
Ch 18
Authorities, Municipal
Ch 20
Blighted Property Board
Ch 23
Budget, Financial, Debt Management and Financial Disclosure for Auditing Policy
Ch 27
City Newsletter/Newspaper
Ch 28
Civil Service Commission
Ch 28 Art I
Definition of Terms
§ 28-1
Definitions.
Ch 28 Art II
The Commission
§ 28-2
Members of the Commission.
§ 28-3
Oath of office.
§ 28-4
Offices incompatible with being a Civil Service Commissioner.
§ 28-5
Deliberation and voting.
§ 28-6
The Commission Secretary.
§ 28-7
Duties of the Secretary.
§ 28-8
Duties of the Chairperson.
§ 28-9
Approval of rules or regulations.
§ 28-10
Absence of a member.
§ 28-11
Meetings.
§ 28-12
Minutes.
§ 28-13
Annual report.
§ 28-14
Budget request.
Ch 28 Art III
Applications
§ 28-15
Application forms and fee.
§ 28-16
Public notice of acceptance of applications.
§ 28-17
Physical availability of application forms.
§ 28-18
Age requirements.
§ 28-19
General qualifications.
§ 28-20
Disqualification of applicants.
§ 28-21
Penalty for false statements.
Ch 28 Art IV
Timing and Announcement of Examination
§ 28-22
Creation and duration of eligibility list and removal from list.
§ 28-23
Addresses for notices.
Ch 28 Art V
Conduct of Examinations
§ 28-24
Physical performance/physical agility examination.
§ 28-25
Notice of physical performance/physical agility examination.
§ 28-26
Requests for reasonable accommodations by disabled applicants.
§ 28-27
Notification of results of physical performance/physical agility examination.
§ 28-28
Written examination.
§ 28-29
Oral examination.
§ 28-30
Veterans preference.
§ 28-31
City employee preference.
§ 28-32
Ranking of eligibility list.
§ 28-33
Posting of eligibility lists and appointments.
§ 28-34
Breaking of ties on eligibility list.
§ 28-35
Separate appointments.
§ 28-36
Penalty for improper conduct in examination process.
Ch 28 Art VI
Offers of Employment
§ 28-37
Certification of top three names.
§ 28-38
Background investigation.
§ 28-39
Hiring by City Administrator.
§ 28-40
Post-offer medical exams.
§ 28-41
Process for medical exams.
§ 28-42
Disqualification based on medical exams.
Ch 28 Art VII
Due Process
§ 28-43
Notice of disqualification.
§ 28-44
Filing of appeals.
§ 28-45
Appeal hearing date.
§ 28-46
Written statement by appealing applicant.
§ 28-47
Conduct of appeal hearings.
§ 28-48
Appeals relating to withdrawal of conditional offer following medical examination.
§ 28-49
Witnesses.
§ 28-50
Testing of disqualified applicant while appeal is pending.
§ 28-51
Suspension and discharge.
§ 28-52
Election of remedies.
Ch 28 Art VIII
Reductions in Force for Reasons of Economy or Other Reasons; Recalls
§ 28-53
Reductions in force.
§ 28-54
Recalls.
Ch 28 Art IX
Miscellaneous
§ 28-55
Prohibited inquiries and discrimination.
§ 28-56
Severability.
§ 28-57
Equal opportunity.
§ 28-58
Temporary and extra police officers.
Ch 31
Downtown Clean and Green Department
Ch 32
Emergency Procurement Policies
Ch 36
Fire Department
Ch 43
Health, Board of
Ch 49
Human Relations Commission; Discrimination
Ch 54
Library
Ch 59
Neighborhood Parking Lot Policy
Ch 61
Officers and Employees
Ch 63
PA One Call Act
Ch 65
Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission
Ch 68
Pensions
Ch 72
Personnel Policies
Ch 77
Planning Commission
Ch 83
Police Department
Ch 94
Salaries and Compensation - Elected Officials
Ch 99
Streets and Sanitation, Department of
General Legislation
Ch 130
Alarm Systems
Ch 137
Amusements
Ch 142
Animals
Ch 151
Boxing, Sparring and Wrestling Exhibitions
Ch 165
Buildings, Dangerous
Ch 173
Burning, Open
Ch 186
Condemned Property
Ch 191
Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 194
Contractors
Ch 198
Curfew
Ch 202
Dances and Public Balls
Ch 209
(Reserved)
Ch 217
Dumpsters
Ch 223
Electrical Standards and Electricians
Ch 228
Emergency Rescue Services
Ch 248
Fire and Safety Inspections
Ch 255
Fire Insurance Claims
Ch 260
Fire Prevention
Ch 264
Fireworks
Ch 270
Floodplain Management
Ch 281
Grass, Weeds and Other Vegetation
Ch 307
Littering
Ch 314
Material Collection Containers
Ch 322
Noise
Ch 326
Nuisance Properties
Ch 333
Obscene Material
Ch 340
Parking, Handicapped
Ch 344
Parking Lots
Ch 349
Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 355
Peace and Good Order
Ch 370
Property Maintenance
Ch 376
Real Property, Abandoned
Ch 378
(Reserved)
Ch 386
Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Ch 390
Sex Offender Residency Restrictions
Ch 397
Skateboarding, Roller-Blading and Roller-Skating
Ch 408
Smoking
Ch 412
Solid Waste
Ch 414
Special Events
Ch 419
Stormwater Management
Ch 424
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 430
Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 436
Taxation
Ch 443
Transient Retail Merchants and Solicitors
Ch 447
Trees
Ch 451
Vacant Property Registration and Inspection
Ch 455
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 464
Wastewater Collection and Treatment
Ch 470
Weapons
Ch 480
Zoning
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 28
Civil Service Commission
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Pittston
6-20-2018
by
Ord. No. 7-2018
[1]
; amended in its entirety
1-15-2020
by
Ord. No. 1-2020
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance repealed former Ch. 28, Civil Service Commission, adopted 5-7-2017 by Res. No. 11993.
Article I
Definition of Terms
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§ 28-1
Definitions.
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Article II
The Commission
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§ 28-2
Members of the Commission.
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§ 28-3
Oath of office.
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§ 28-4
Offices incompatible with being a Civil Service Commissioner.
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§ 28-5
Deliberation and voting.
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§ 28-6
The Commission Secretary.
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§ 28-7
Duties of the Secretary.
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§ 28-8
Duties of the Chairperson.
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§ 28-9
Approval of rules or regulations.
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§ 28-10
Absence of a member.
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§ 28-11
Meetings.
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§ 28-12
Minutes.
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§ 28-13
Annual report.
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§ 28-14
Budget request.
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Article III
Applications
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§ 28-15
Application forms and fee.
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§ 28-16
Public notice of acceptance of applications.
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§ 28-17
Physical availability of application forms.
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§ 28-18
Age requirements.
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§ 28-19
General qualifications.
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§ 28-20
Disqualification of applicants.
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§ 28-21
Penalty for false statements.
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Article IV
Timing and Announcement of Examination
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§ 28-22
Creation and duration of eligibility list and removal from list.
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§ 28-23
Addresses for notices.
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Article V
Conduct of Examinations
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§ 28-24
Physical performance/physical agility examination.
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§ 28-25
Notice of physical performance/physical agility examination.
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§ 28-26
Requests for reasonable accommodations by disabled applicants.
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§ 28-27
Notification of results of physical performance/physical agility examination.
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§ 28-28
Written examination.
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§ 28-29
Oral examination.
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§ 28-30
Veterans preference.
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§ 28-31
City employee preference.
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§ 28-32
Ranking of eligibility list.
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§ 28-33
Posting of eligibility lists and appointments.
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§ 28-34
Breaking of ties on eligibility list.
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§ 28-35
Separate appointments.
chevron_right
§ 28-36
Penalty for improper conduct in examination process.
chevron_right
Article VI
Offers of Employment
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§ 28-37
Certification of top three names.
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§ 28-38
Background investigation.
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§ 28-39
Hiring by City Administrator.
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§ 28-40
Post-offer medical exams.
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§ 28-41
Process for medical exams.
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§ 28-42
Disqualification based on medical exams.
chevron_right
Article VII
Due Process
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§ 28-43
Notice of disqualification.
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§ 28-44
Filing of appeals.
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§ 28-45
Appeal hearing date.
chevron_right
§ 28-46
Written statement by appealing applicant.
chevron_right
§ 28-47
Conduct of appeal hearings.
chevron_right
§ 28-48
Appeals relating to withdrawal of conditional offer following medical examination.
chevron_right
§ 28-49
Witnesses.
chevron_right
§ 28-50
Testing of disqualified applicant while appeal is pending.
chevron_right
§ 28-51
Suspension and discharge.
chevron_right
§ 28-52
Election of remedies.
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Article VIII
Reductions in Force for Reasons of Economy or Other Reasons; Recalls
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§ 28-53
Reductions in force.
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§ 28-54
Recalls.
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Article IX
Miscellaneous
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§ 28-55
Prohibited inquiries and discrimination.
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§ 28-56
Severability.
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§ 28-57
Equal opportunity.
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§ 28-58
Temporary and extra police officers.
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