Report of the Civil Service Commission of the State of New York, Volume 1The Commission, 1917 |
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00 April 00 COMPETITIVE CLASS 00 EXEMPT CLASS 00 July 00 June 00 per day 00 Sept Albany appointment Date April 15 April 20 assistant Junior assistant assistant physician Auburn Bklyn Brooklyn Buffalo Chainman Charles civil service Date Commissioner Confidential clerk Court Dannemora Date of entrance Deputy Deputy Deputy East Edward Elmira engineer Junior engineer entrance into civil entrance into present Factory inspector Frank Game protector George Harry Henry Highway inspector Inspector of construction Inspector of masonry James John H Joseph July 16 June 16 June 22 Junior assistant Junior assistant Junior Junior clerk Junior electrical engineer Junior engineer Junior Lancaster St Madison Ave Name Legal residence NON-COMPETITIVE CLASS Ossining Patrolman present position Compensation Recording clerk Rochester Rodman Rodman Schenectady special deputy clerk Stenographer Stenographer Stenographer Superintendent Syracuse Teacher Thomas Troy Typewriter copyist UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE Utica West William H
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Page 25 - ... many contended that there was an implied contract, on the part of one accepting an appointment, to contribute a percentage of his salary to the use of the. party under which he held office. This conception that public offices belong to the party or organization in control, to be used for partisan ends, instead of being trusts for the public welfare, was one of the manifest evils of the '
Page 22 - The mayor of each city in this state, shall appoint and employ suitable persons to prescribe, amend and enforce rules for the classification of the offices, places and employments in the classified service of such city, and for appointments and promotions therein and examinations therefor...
Page 22 - ... from time to time rules for the classification of the offices, places and employments in such civil divisions thereof, except cities, as after due inquiry by the commission shall be found practicable, and for appointments and promotions therein and examinations therefor, not inconsistent with the constitution and the provisions of this chapter, and shall amend the same from time to time.
Page 26 - Committee has continued its work by making an inquiry into the administration of the existing law for the purpose of determining to what extent the practice of the Civil Service Commission should be revised in order to enforce the new standards and to bring about a more business-like administration in the various departments of the municipalities and of the State. The Yonkers Investigation Early in the year charges were presented to the State...
Page 55 - Civil list of the state, county and village service classified under the state civil service rule, Jan.
Page 16 - City and from 1899 to 1902 he taught history and civics in the DeWitt Clinton High School. In 1902 he became principal of the Annex of the High School of Commerce, which position he held until 1903, when he became first assistant in history and civics in the same school. He held this position until 1907. lecturing during the years 1905 and 1906 at Teachers College, Columbia University, on the teaching of history and civics. In 1907 he was made principal of the Boys' High School, Brooklyn, which position...
Page 30 - The following table shows the number of persons examined noncompetitively for provisional appointment under Rule VIII.
Page 12 - ... joint action of the Commissions of the States of New York and New Jersey. While certain additional places were classified as exempt during the year 1916, those taken from the exempt class greatly exceeded the number added. The reduction in the number of employees in the competitive and non-competitive classes is due no doubt to the seasonal fluctuation of the service, lack of work or of available funds, or elimination of unnecessary positions. It should always be borne in mind that the classification...
Page 35 - ... service competition is to select the right man for the right place ; in other words, to secure, through absolute impartiality, the best qualified employees. For many positions such results can be obtained only by a rigid exclusion of the unfit ; obviously a strong physique is essential in positions in the police service, consequently tho.se who do not possess such a physique should be excluded. Likewise for positions requiring scientific or professional training there is an evident necessity...
Page 22 - ... decided not to extend the provisions of the rules to the places, offices and employments in the counties of Dutches:?, St. Lawrence and Steuben. Action is contemplated which will result in recommending for executive approval the classification of the services of the counties of Jefferson, Oswego and Schenectady. A tentative classification of these counties shows that 134 positions and offices could be brought into the classified service, subdivided as follows: exempt J54; non-competitive 18;...