Senate Bill S1608

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment and promotion of certain personnel of the sanitation department of the city of New York

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S1608 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4006
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §59-c, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3921, A5263
2023-2024: S5015, A5210

2021-S1608 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the appointment and promotion of certain personnel of the sanitation department of the city of New York; authorizes the promotion of personnel to the positions of General Superintendent 2 and General Superintendent 3.

2021-S1608 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1608 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1608
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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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