PRINTER'S NO. 626
No. 563 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, DEMPSEY, MILLER, BROWN, ALLEN, JADLOWIEC,
TRAVAGLIO, PLATTS, WOGAN, HENNESSEY, PETTIT, TRELLO, WAUGH
AND BOSCOLA, FEBRUARY 12, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 12, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 31, 1933 (P.L.1108, No.272), entitled,
2 "An act providing for the appointment, promotion, reduction,
3 removal and reinstatement of paid officers, firemen and
4 employes of fire departments and of fire alarm operators and
5 fire box inspectors in the bureaus of electricity in cities
6 of the third class; defining the powers and duties of civil
7 service commissions for such purposes; and fixing penalties,"
8 providing for applicant residency qualifications.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 4 of the act of May 31, 1933 (P.L.1108,
12 No.272), entitled "An act providing for the appointment,
13 promotion, reduction, removal and reinstatement of paid
14 officers, firemen and employes of fire departments and of fire
15 alarm operators and fire box inspectors in the bureaus of
16 electricity in cities of the third class; defining the powers
17 and duties of civil service commissions for such purposes; and
18 fixing penalties," is amended to read:
19 Section 4. All examinations for positions or promotions
20 shall be practical in their character, and shall relate to such
1 matters, and include such inquiries, as will fairly and fully
2 test the comparative merit and fitness of the persons examined
3 to discharge the duties of the employment sought by them. All
4 examinations shall be open to all applicants who have fulfilled
5 the preliminary requirements required by this act. All
6 applicants for any position in the fire department and as fire
7 alarm operators and fire box inspectors in the bureau of
8 electricity shall, subject to regulations adopted by the civil
9 service commission, be required to submit to a physical
10 examination before being admitted to the regular examinations
11 held by the commission. Each applicant shall have been a
12 resident of the city in which he seeks employment for one year
13 next preceding date of his application. Adequate public notice
14 of the time and place of every examination held under the
15 provisions of this act, together with information as to the kind
16 of position or place to be filled, shall be given at least one
17 week prior to such examinations. The commission shall adopt
18 reasonable regulations for permitting the presence of
19 representatives of the press at the examinations. The commission
20 shall post, in a public place at its office, the eligible lists,
21 containing the names and grades of those who have passed
22 examinations, and shall indicate thereon such appointments as
23 may be made from said lists.
24 A city of the third class may exempt itself from the
25 residency requirements for applicants under this section and
26 promulgate its own standards for applicants. The city of the
27 third class shall consult with the Civil Service Commission in
28 promulgating these standards.
29 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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