WHEREAS, Under Section 6 of the First Class City Home Rule Act (53 P.S. §13106), an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter may be proposed by a resolution of the Council of the City of Philadelphia adopted with the concurrence of two-thirds of its elected members; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the following amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter is hereby proposed and shall be submitted to the electors of the City on an election date designated by ordinance:
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ARTICLE VII
EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH - POWERS AND DUTIES
Personnel Director and Civil Service Commission and the Civil Service
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CHAPTER 4
CIVIL SERVICE: REGULATIONS
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§ 7-401. Contents.
The regulations shall provide for:
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The
certification of
the two
such number of
persons
, as determined by the Personnel Director based on the position and the needs of the civil service program
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standing highest on the appropriate eligible list to fill a vacancy. After an eligible has been rejected
twice
by an appointing authority in favor of others on the same eligible list
such number of times as determined by the Personnel Director based on the position and the needs of the civil service program
, such name shall not again be certified to that appointing authority
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, except upon written request from the appointing authority but the
The
passing over of a non-veteran eligible in order to appoint a veteran shall not constitute a rejection;
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APPENDIX
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CHAPTER A-2
§ A-200. Schedule.
This charter shall become effective on the first Monday of January, 1952, except in the following particulars:
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The amendments to this Charter relating to subsection 7-401(h) and selections from eligible lists shall take effect with respect to lists established on or after six months from the date of the election at which the proposal was approved.
All lists in existence at such time shall not be impacted by such amendments.
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