§ 17. Jurisdiction. 1. County civil service commission or personnel
officer. The civil service commission or personnel officer of a county
shall administer the provisions of this chapter with respect to the
offices and employments in the classified service of such county and the
civil divisions therein including school districts, except cities which
are operating under one of the optional forms of civil service
administration provided in section fifteen of this chapter and the city
school districts of such cities.

2. City or suburban town civil service commission or personnel
officer. Except as otherwise provided by special law enacted by the
legislature, the civil service commission or personnel officer of a city
or suburban town described in subdivision four of section two of this
chapter shall administer the provisions of this chapter with respect to
the offices and employments in the classified service of such suburban
town or city, including the city school districts of such city.

3. Regional civil service commission or regional personnel officer. A
regional civil service commission or regional personnel officer shall
administer the provisions of this chapter with respect to the offices
and employments which would otherwise be subject to the jurisdiction of
the civil service commissions or personnel officers of the respective
counties and cities under the jurisdiction of such regional civil
service commission or regional personnel officer.

4. Each municipal commission and personnel officer shall have power at
its own expense to conduct examinations and establish eligible lists for
any position within its jurisdiction.

5. Administration of certain director of facility positions.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, chapter or any
provisions to the contrary contained in any general, special, or local
laws, the department shall develop a statewide exam for the positions of
director of facilities I, II, & III in school districts throughout the
state. Such administration shall include the development of eligibility
criteria for examination of potential candidates for the positions of
director of facilities I, II, & III based on qualifications and
experience in accordance with section fifty of this chapter. Such
statewide examinations shall not affect the ability of municipal civil
service commissions to determine promotion qualifications, announce
promotion examinations and establish promotion eligible lists for these
positions, consistent with statewide eligibility criteria as determined
by the department. Any such promotion examination shall use the
statewide examination developed by the department.