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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Civil Service

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

Public Safety Civil Service Commission Legal Opinions

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6800-02
Scope and Contents note

Opinions issued by the City Attorney relating to the Civil Service Department and its function. Includes an index to opinions and a list of court cases involving the Department. These records predate the reorganization of the personnel function in the City. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1896-1978

Meat Salesmen Examination Board Minutes

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6007-02
Scope and Contents note

Proceedings of Board established in 1931 to administer examinations to individuals seeking a meat salesman license. Includes lists of people who were examined and their scores.

Dates: 1931-1964

Public Safety Civil Service Commission Minutes

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6800-01
Scope and Contents note

Proceedings of Commission meetings including hearings decisions, findings of facts and conclusions read into the record, and policy and procedures decisions. The minutes for 2009 are missing. There are only agendas for 2007 and 2008.

Dates: 1979-2012

Human Rights Commission Minutes and Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 3810-01
Scope and Contents note

Commission minutes, correspondence, reports, studies, newsletters, and reference material relating to the activities of the Human Rights Commission prior to creation of the Human Rights Department.

Dates: 1958-1968

Public Safety Civil Service Commission Policy Memoranda

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6800-03
Scope and Contents note

Memoranda outlining policies and procedures of the Civil Service Department. Includes a policy handbook and log of memoranda. Records predate the reorganization of the City's personnel function.

Dates: 1964-1975

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

Refrigeration License Examination Board Minutes

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6007-03
Scope and Contents note

Proceedings of Board established in 1951 to administer examinations for the various classes identified ad requiring refrigeration licenses for employment. Minutes include lists of people passing examinations and those who failed or did not have the requisite work experience to qualify for the exam.

Dates: 1951-1974

Register of Applicants and Eligibles

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6001-06
Scope and Contents note

A register of applicants for positions in the fire and police departments. Includes name, address, age, marital status, nativity, height, weight, and number of dependents for each applicant. Also includes information on civil service examination scores and rank, certification of employment, probationary appointments, separation from service, application and examination for promotion, and general remarks. A card file system replaced the register in 1905.

Dates: 1896-1904

Salary Commission Records

 Series
Identifier: 1802-E3
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, charts and tables, minutes, organization charts, salary surveys, and salary schedules of the commission appointed by Mayor Frank Edwards to study and make recommendations regarding municipal salaries.

Dates: 1928-1930

Public Service Careers Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 5417-04
Scope and Contents note

Assistance was given minority group members in qualifying for permanent City civil service jobs.

Dates: 1970-1973

State ex rel Perry v. City, 1967-1967

 File — Box 6, Folder: 19

Human Rights Commission Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 3810-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, studies, newsletters, and reference material relating to the activities of the Human Rights Commission prior to creation of the Human Rights Department.

Dates: 1963-1968