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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Civil Service

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Civil Service Commission Classification Specifications

 Series
Identifier: 1802-A7
Scope and Contents note

Job classification specifications compiled by Public Administration Service for the Civil Service Commission. Includes a schematic list of civil service job titles and a set of classification specifications that defines, illustrates, and evaluates the duties of the positions in each class.

Dates: 1938

Civil Service Commission Correspondence

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6010-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and reports from the Civil Service Commission. Includes reports on personnel actions, answers to requests for information, and commission findings.

Dates: 1896-1906

Civil Service Commission Hearings

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6010-06
Scope and Contents note

Report of findings and determinations in hearings before the Commission. Includes register of hearings with date, appellant, charge, and commission action.

Dates: 1964-1976

Civil Service Commission Incoming Correspondence

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6010-03
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and reports relating to Commission activities and finances, policies and procedures, and personnel actions.

Dates: 1896-1901

Civil Service Commission Legal Opinions

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6010-04
Scope and Contents note

Opinions of Corporation Counsel requested by the Civil Service Department regarding especially policies and rules for employment in the City's civil service. Topics include (but not exclusive to) age requirements, CSC authority, examination rules, veteran preference, temporary employment, sex equity in hiring, and retirement. Arranged chronologically. Series includes an index to opinions through 1943.

Dates: 1896-1961

Civil Service Commission Policy Statements

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6010-08
Scope and Contents note

Summaries of Commission policies extracted from Commission minutes.

Dates: 1941-1973