11 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 144 - Civil Service

• Chapter Notes
• Section 14401 - Examinations Required Of All Appointees
  No individual may be appointed to any uniformed position in the police or fire department, excluding chiefs, unless all of the following apply: (1)...
• Section 14402 - Appointment Of Civil Service Board
  Cities shall establish a civil service board that shall provide for and oversee the examination of applicants for appointment and promotion to any position...
• Section 14402.1 - Existing Civil Service Positions
  All nonuniformed employees in city positions that were subject to civil service regulation immediately prior to May 19, 2014, shall continue to be subject...
• Section 14403 - Civil Service Board And Quorum
  (a) Terms.--In a city in which the civil service board is first established, terms of members of the board shall be staggered. Council shall...
• Section 14403.1 - Alternate Board Members
  Council may appoint not more than three qualified electors of the city to serve as alternate members of the civil service board. The term...
• Section 14403.2 - Investigations And Subpoenas
  (a) Investigations.--The civil service board shall have the power to conduct investigations concerning all matters relating to the administration and enforcement of its rules...
• Section 14404 - Rules, Regulations And Examinations
  (a) Duties.--The civil service board shall have the power and its duty shall be to prepare and adopt rules and regulations, subject to approval...
• Section 14404.1 - Physical And Psychological Medical Examinations
  (a) Requirement.--The civil service board may require that an applicant conditionally appointed in accordance with section 14406 (relating to selection of appointee from certified...
• Section 14405.1 - Veterans' Preference
  In accordance with 51 Pa.C.S. Ch. 71 (relating to veterans' preference), the following shall apply to the appointment of a uniformed civil service position:...
• Section 14406 - Selection Of Appointee From Certified List Of Applicants
  The following shall apply to civil service selection, conditional appointments and appointments and shall be incorporated by reference in the rules and regulations of...
• Section 14406.1 - Promotions
  (a) Certification.--Council shall notify the civil service board of a civil service vacancy in the city which is to be filled by promotion and...
• Section 14407 - Tenure And Temporary Appointments
  (a) Standard.--All appointments made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be for and during good behavior, and no employee hired pursuant to...
• Section 14408 - Suspension, Discharge And Discipline, Reduction Of Employees And Appeals
  (a) Provisions.-- (1) All employees subject to civil service shall be subject to suspension, discharge and discipline by the director of the department in...
• Section 14409 - Secretary And Compensation
  The civil service board shall appoint a secretary and prescribe the secretary's duties and shall have the power to change these duties. The secretary...
• Section 14410 - Review Of Eligibility Lists
  The lists of eligible names kept by the civil service board shall be annually examined by the board for the purpose of deleting individuals...

Last modified: October 8, 2016