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Amendments to Municipal Civil Service Commission rules


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of State Civil Service Commission approvals of Municipal Civil Service rules and amendments including appointments, promotions, examinations, and position classifications. Each approval includes a transmittal letter; a copy of the amendment or set of rules and a certification of the State Commission's approval. Transmittal letters, correspondence and memoranda occasionally contain background information on a rule and explain why a rule was disapproved or approved.
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Amendments to Municipal Civil Service Commission rules
Quantity:

4 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1901-1942
Series Number:
B0508

Arrangement

Chronological by date amendment approved.

Administrative History

The Civil Service Law requires a municipal civil service commission's rules and amendments to these rules to be approved by the city's mayor and the State Civil Service Commission.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of bound volumes containing a record of State Commission approvals of municipal civil service rules and amendments.

For each approval or disapproval the following documentation exists: a transmittal letter signed by members of the municipal commission, a copy of the amendment or set of rules signed by the mayor signifying his approval, and a certification of the State Commission's approval signed by the Secretary. Occasionally additional correspondence or memoranda relating to rules are included. Rules in this series relate to classification of positions, appointments, promotions, examinations, municipal commission procedures, and the registration and selection of laborers. Transmittal letters, correspondence and memoranda occasionally contain background information on a rule and explain why a rule was disapproved or approved.

Related Material

Series B0543, Rules and Plans of Municipal and County Civil Service Commissions, contains related records.

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Each volume indexed by name of city.

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