Civil Service Commission

Meetings

  • 4 pm
  • 3rd Wednesday of every month
  • City Hall
    16 James Street
    Mayor's Office
    Middletown, NY 10940

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

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Members

  • David Raymond
  • Timothy Welch
  • Mike Zahorchak

Overview

More than 120 years ago, New York was the first State in the nation to adopt the civil service merit system. The civil service merit system ensures that public employees are chosen on the basis of merit and fitness. The Middletown Civil Service Commission oversees the employment of persons in the classified service of the City of Middletown, the Middletown City School District, and the Middletown Housing Authority.

New York State Law states that a municipal civil service commission shall consist of 3 persons. The members of the Middletown Civil Service Commission are appointed to 6 year terms by the Mayor and approved by the City Council.

According to the 2005 Middletown Civil Service Commission Annual Report, the Commission is responsible for approximately 675 classified employees in the City of Middletown, the Middletown City School District, and the Middletown Housing Authority. Some of the positions in the classified service include:

  • Keyboard specialists
  • Data entry clerks
  • Code enforcement officers
  • Police officers
  • Account clerks
  • School office managers, etc.

Responsibilities & Duties

The Civil Service Commission has many duties and responsibilities including:

  • Adopting and enforcing local civil service rules
  • The authority to investigate the enforcement of the Civil Service Law and Rules
  • Authority to approve applications for competitive examinations, non-competitive appointment and labor class positions
  • The sole authority to classify positions and title positions
  • The sole authority to establish minimum qualifications for examination purposes
  • The authority to establish open-competitive and promotion eligible lists for a period of 1 to 4 years
  • The responsibility for keeping the official civil service records regarding an employee's employment history, civil service status and salary
  • The authority to approve temporary appointments, provisional appointments and transfers
  • The authority to administer the procedures of disciplinary actions and serve in an appellate capacity for disciplinary actions
  • The authority to administer layoff procedures and establish preferred eligible lists in the event of layoff
  • The authority to certify payrolls on at least an annual basis to ensure that persons on the payroll are properly employed in accordance with Civil Service Law and Rules