There are 4 article(s) tagged Civil Service Commission:

• July 2020

  • City Council to discuss removing police from civil service system

    The ordinance to be discussed is aimed at cases in which police leadership have moved to fire officers they found had used excessive force or deadly force improperly only to have those officers reinstated on appeal. The appeal is part of the city's civil service system.

    By Bill Dries July 03, 2020

• February 2020

  • Civil Service Commission reappointment prompts rare council split vote

    The split vote on the civil service reappointment could be seen again as more of the civil service commissioners reach the end of their three-year terms.

    By Bill Dries February 10, 2020

  • City Council approves delayed Civil Service Commission reappointments

    But the council vote on one of the two commissioners was less than unanimous. Council member Worth Morgan questioned whether appeals to the commission of firings and disciplinary actions are creating a culture City Hall should be avoiding. 

    By Bill Dries February 04, 2020

• January 2020

  • Civil Service Commission decisions in Kelly case being reviewed

    City Council member Worth Morgan and the city administration are reviewing the decisions of the Memphis Civil Service Commission -- specifically, how it made the decision to return retired Memphis Police detective Eric Kelly to work after he was fired three years ago for roughing up a suspect.

    By Bill Dries January 21, 2020