Title
Allowing the Human Resources Director to extend the Firefighter eligible list set forth in Civil Service Rule 7 for one additional year.
Body
WHEREAS, Civil Service Rule 7 of the Civil Service Rules establishes the effective periods for eligible lists for all City positions; and
WHEREAS, under Rule 7 the Human Resources Director has the discretion to extend the effective dates for eligible lists for the position of Firefighter and has already extended said list to the extent possible and will expire on November 7, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Firefighter examinations are expensive and require a great deal of time and planning to administer, and the City is not able to administer another Firefighter exam until sometime in 2022; and
WHEREAS, without an active eligible list until an exam can be given, the Saint Paul Fire Department will not be able to hire firefighters for open positions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously authorized a suspension of the Civil Service Rule in 2013 and allowed the Human Resources Director to extend the eligible list for Firefighter for one additional year; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby authorizes suspension of Rule 7 of the Civil Service Rules to authorize the Human Resources Director to extend the existing eligible list for Firefighter for a period up to and not exceeding one year beyond the current expiration date.