GOODE will introduce PHILLY FIRST Civil Service Legislation

Charter change would give bona fide 1 year residents a “tie breaker” over others

City Councilman At-Large W. Wilson Goode, Jr. will introduce PHILLY FIRST Civil Service Legislation at City Council’s March 27 stated meeting.

The proposed amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to civil service regulations provides that, when eligible lists for appointments and promotions are established, those persons who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the examination shall prevail over all others who receive the identical test score.

The Home Rule Charter, as amended, would read that “ the regulations shall provide for the establishment of eligible lists for appointment and promotion, upon which lists shall be placed the names of successful candidates in the order of their relative excellence in the respective examinations, provided that any candidate who shall have maintained a bona fide residence in the City for at least one year prior to the date of the examination shall prevail over any other candidate with the identical score.”