| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
| Feb 21, 2019 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S3921
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 26th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee
Actions
2019-S3921 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3921 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3921
SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to the appointment
and promotion of certain personnel of the sanitation department of the
city of New York
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of this bill adds a new section 59-B to the Civil Service Law
to provide that vacancies in the supervisory personnel of the sanitation
force in the city of New York in the titles of General Superintendent 2
and General Superintendent 3 and/or positions with equivalent duties and
responsibilities, shall be filled by promotion from among employees
holding competitive class positions in a lower grade in the department,
and that such promotions shall be based on merit and fitness examina-
tion. This bill also provides that any employee holding a provisional on
an affected position in the supervisory personnel of the Sanitation
Department on the date of enactment shall be given the opportunity to
participate in a competitive promotional examination for the next higher
2019-S3921 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3921
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 21, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to the appointment
and promotion of certain personnel of the sanitation department of the
city of New York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section
59-c to read as follows:
§ 59-C. PROMOTIONS OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 1. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES
THAT THE CONTINUED, UNINTERRUPTED, ADEQUATE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION OF
THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IS NECESSARY FOR THE
GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE; THAT SUCH ADEQUATE OPERATION INVOLVES AND
REQUIRES PERSONNEL WITH HIGHLY SPECIALIZED ABILITY, SKILL, TRAINING AND
KNOWLEDGE, WHICH NECESSITATE THAT VACANCIES IN THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN THE POSITIONS OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT 2 AND
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT 3, SHALL BE FILLED AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE BY
PROMOTION FROM AMONG PERSONS HOLDING COMPETITIVE CLASS POSITIONS IN A
LOWER GRADE IN THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN
WHICH THE VACANCY EXISTS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH LOWER GRADE POSITIONS ARE
IN DIRECT LINE OF PROMOTION, AS DETERMINED BY SUCH SANITATION DEPARTMENT
OR THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
2. PROMOTION SHALL BE BASED ON MERIT AND FITNESS AS DETERMINED BY
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, DUE WEIGHT BEING GIVEN TO SENIORITY. THE PREVI-
OUS TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE OF THE CANDIDATES, AND PERFORMANCE RATINGS
WHERE AVAILABLE, MAY BE CONSIDERED AND GIVEN DUE WEIGHT AS FACTORS IN
DETERMINING THE RELATIVE MERIT AND FITNESS OF CANDIDATES FOR PROMOTION.
3. ANY EMPLOYEE HOLDING A PROVISIONAL OR DISCRETIONARY APPOINTMENT IN
THE AFFECTED TITLES OF THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTU-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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