City Council Member Don Zimmerman on Thursday doled out criticism usually targeted at his own nominations to boards and commissions, opposing an appointment to the Municipal Civil Service Commission and igniting a conversation about the merits of objectivity when it comes to considering people for volunteer positions. About an hour before Council convened, Zimmerman posted a […]
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Here, referring to the set of employment rules and processes applicable to most City of Austin employees.
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Newly formed Civil Service Commission still developing rules
Austin’s newly formed Municipal Civil Service Commission continued to work at answering a number of fundamental questions aimed at developing a set of operating rules at its meeting Tuesday night at City Hall. Voters approved a civil service system for the City of Austin for most non-public safety employees in November 2012. Most public […]