Request a Hearing With the Civil Service Board

Await Response from CSB

Upon submission of your appeal request, you will receive a letter from the Executive Secretary of the Civil Service Board Office within 30 days advising of the date, time, and location of your appeal hearing. Also included in the letter will be information pertaining to subpoenaing of witnesses.

NOTE: The Department has the burden of proof in appeal hearings.

Attend the Hearing Process

• The appeal hearing is divided into two parts: the fact finding portion and the penalty portion. 

• Should you be found guilty of any of the cited charges in the reprimand, the Board determines, in the form of a motion, whether or not it will amend or uphold the Department Director’s decision regarding the penalty given to you. A Findings/Recommendation report is then prepared by the Special Counsel for Board approval and subsequently forwarded to the City Manager for issuance of a Judgment.
• The City Manager shall then sustain, reverse, or modify the action of the Department Director.   Issuance of a Judgment completes the Civil Service Board Appeal Process.  

NOTE: If you are not satisfied with the final decision of the City Manager, you can appeal to the Circuit Court.

The Grievances/Investigations and Whistleblower Process (CSB Rule 16) says you must file a written request for Investigation or Grievance hearing.

Await Response

• After submitting your request form and supporting documentation, you will receive a letter from the Civil Service Board Office advising of the date, time, and location of your hearing request. 
• Investigation or Grievance hearings are not automatic. You have to appear before the Board and the Board shall grant or deny the request. Should the Board grant the request, a hearing will be scheduled for a later date. 
• In an Investigation hearing, if the Board finds that the violations were contrary to the intent and spirit of the Civil Service Rules and Regulations, it shall make a report to the affected Department Director and to the City Manager.
• In a Grievance or Whistleblower hearing, the Board shall consider the matter, and promptly present its findings and recommendations to the City Manager for his/her consideration of a proper remedy, if a remedy is necessary.

NOTE: For these types of hearings, the requestor has the burden of proof.