No question in any form of application or in any examination
shall be so framed as to elicit information concerning the political
or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant, nor shall
inquiry be made concerning such opinions and affiliations, and all
disclosures thereof by any applicant shall be discounted. No discrimination
whatsoever shall be exercised, threatened or promised against or in
favor of an applicant or employee because of his political or religious
opinions or affiliations. This prohibition also applies to members
of the Commission, the Commission Secretary, and any consultant/independent
contractor employed by the Commission.
If any section or part of a section of these Rules and Regulations
is held by a court to be invalid or unconstitutional, the same shall
not invalidate or impair the remainder of these Rules and Regulations
unless it clearly appears that such other provisions are wholly or
necessarily dependent for its operation upon the provision held invalid
or unconstitutional.
It is the explicit policy of the Civil Service Commission of
the City of Pittston that all hiring and promotional testing, and
all matters of discipline which come before the Commission, shall
be done in a matter as to assure equal opportunity to members of all
racial groups, genders, age, nationalities, religions, or qualified
individuals with disabilities.
Nothing herein contained shall prevent the appointment, without
examination, of temporary police officers in cases of riot or other
emergency pursuant to 11 Pa.C.S.A. § 14407 or extra police
officers pursuant to 11 Pa.C.S.A. § 12003.