Civil Service Commission Administrative Records

Series

Identifier: 1400-02

Scope and Contents Note

Administrative records from the Civil Service Commission after the 1979 reorganization. Much of the series relates to elections for the city employee representative position on the commission, including election rules, voter pamphlets, results, and disputes. Other files cover legal opinions and the issue of compensation for employees attending their own hearings.

For records relating to the earlier iteration of the Civil Service Commission, see series within the 6010-00 record group.

Dates

Creation: 1980-1998

Creator

Seattle (Wash.). Civil Service Commission (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The Civil Service Commission was established in 1896 to oversee the Civil Service Department which administered the City’s personnel system. In 1979 the City’s personnel system was reorganized with the creation of a Personnel Department independent of the Commission. The Commission was reorganized with jurisdiction to hear employee appeals relating to demotions, terminations, suspensions, certain lay-offs, and violations of personnel rules. The Commission is comprised of three members serving staggered three-year terms. One member is appointed by the Mayor, one by the City Council, and one is elected by City employees.