Civil Service Commission

File an appeal with the Civil Service Commission

If you do not agree with a decision related to the City's merit system, you can file an appeal.

Prepare documents for a Civil Service Commission appeal

Find out how to share documents with the Civil Service Commission to support an appeal.

Ask to reschedule a Civil Service Commission hearing

If you need to postpone your hearing or schedule it after after 5 pm, here's what to do.

File an action request for a Civil Service Commission hearing

City staff: Learn how to postpone or cancel an upcoming hearing about an appeal.

Get a copy of a report from the Civil Service Commission

Anyone can ask for a copy of a Civil Service Commission report related to a hearing.

Request a Civil Service Commission inspection and audit

If a City department has not been hiring or promoting employees fairly, you can ask for an investigation.

File a bargaining unit assignment protest

If the Employee Relations Director makes a decision or decides to make a change to a current bargaining unit, and if an employee or labor union disagrees with the decision, within sixty (60) days from the Director’s decision, a protest can be filed.

Management, Supervisory, or Confidential Designation Complaint

The Employee Relations Director decides which job classes of employees are to be considered as management, supervisory or confidential. If an employee disagrees, the decision can be reviewed by an administrative law judge for a hearing and decision.

Filing Petitions for Recognition, Challenging, or Decertification of Union

Any registered employee union can ask to be recognized as the labor union representative of a bargaining unit; another employee labor union may challenge to be the labor union of a bargaining unit; or employees or employee labor unions may file to decertify the union of the unit.

File an unfair labor practice charge

Find out how to file a labor complaint against a department if you are a peace officer or management employee. The Employee Ordinance explains what are considered reasons for filing charges.

Respond to an unfair labor practice charge

City staff: If your department has received an unfair labor complaint from a peace officer or a management employee, here’s what to do.

File an action request for an MTA service-critical staff hearing

MTA staff: An action request allows you to postpone or cancel an upcoming Civil Service Commission hearing. It may also be used if the appeal is resolved administratively.