Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1996/059.
a. The commissioner of citywide administrative services shall have power and it shall be his or her duty to appoint an examining board which shall serve without compensation, consisting of a chairperson, two consulting or topographical engineers in the employ of the city, and two city surveyors engaged in private practice. Such board shall formulate and conduct examinations of applicants who apply to the commissioner for appointment as city surveyors of the city of New York. Every person applying for examination shall pay an examining fee to be fixed by the commissioner. The fee so collected shall be paid into the general fund. The commissioner, as soon as practicable thereafter, shall certify to the mayor all those applicants who have qualified by successfully passing such examination. To be eligible for appointment, the applicant must be licensed by the state of New York as a land surveyor and must have a minimum of six years surveying experience within the limits of the city.
b. There shall be appointed by the mayor as many city surveyors as are qualified by successfully passing such examination. Each city surveyor, before entering on his or her duties shall take an oath well and truly to perform such duties.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1996/059.
The commissioner of citywide administrative services, in addition to his or her other powers and duties, shall formulate and conduct examinations to determine the merit and fitness of applicants who apply, pursuant to section 26-143 of the code, to the commissioner of health for licenses to engage in the trade, business or calling of a duly registered and licensed master plumber. The department of citywide administrative services shall keep in its office an official roster of candidates who have succeeded in passing such examinations and shall certify to the commissioner of health the names of such candidates who are successful.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1996/059.
The commissioner of citywide administrative services shall call upon the plumbing industry for assistance in the preparation, conduct and rating of the practical and written examination of all persons seeking a plumber's license, pursuant to section 26-143 of the code. Such assistance shall consist of the obtaining of the services of two registered and licensed master plumbers of not less than ten years' experience as such, and one journeyman plumber of not less than ten years' experience as such, for each examination. The commissioner may also call upon duly accredited sanitary engineers or physicians to assist in the preparation and conduct of such examination. The names of such master and journeyman plumbers selected to assist the commissioner shall be publicly drawn for each examination from a panel of not less than thirty names furnished to the commissioner by a special committee to consist of one experienced master plumber representing each of the established and recognized master plumbers' associations, or branches thereof, in the five boroughs of the city, and one experienced journeyman plumber representing the established and recognized organization having jurisdiction over journeyman plumbers in the city. Such committee members shall be named once each year by the incumbent presidents or boards of directors or governors of their respective associations or organizations. No such master or journeyman plumber shall serve as such assistant oftener than once in five years. The compensation of each such person selected by the commissioner to assist in the preparation, conduct and rating of the written and practical examinations shall be fixed by the commissioner.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1996/059.
a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Civil service. The term "civil service" means all positions in the competitive class of the city's classified service.
Civil service examination. The term "civil service examination" means a competitive examination administered in accordance with the civil service law to determine the merit and fitness of applicants for the civil service.
Civil service pathway. The term "civil service pathway" means any facility or program operated, funded, or contracted by the city that serves a population that the commissioner determines could benefit from access to information regarding the civil service system and civil service examinations, and includes, but is not limited to, high schools, colleges, universities, trade schools, mental health programs, social work programs, juvenile justice facilities, foster care programs, shelters, and drop-in centers.
Commissioner. The term "commissioner" means the commissioner of citywide administrative services.
Department. The term "department" means the department of citywide administrative services.
b. The department shall establish and implement a civil service ambassador program to provide education and outreach at civil service pathways. Such education and outreach shall include, but need not be limited to, presentations conducted by current or former appointees to the civil service, and distribution of educational materials. Such education and outreach shall provide the following information, and any additional information that the commissioner determines is appropriate:
1. The benefits of joining the civil service system;
2. Requirements, instructions, and timelines applicable to civil service examinations, including examination fees and fee waivers; and
3. The post-civil service examination process, including opportunities to seek review of civil service examination results, certification of eligible candidates, interviews, and employment offers.
c. The department shall conduct the presentations required by subdivision b of this section in no fewer than 10 different civil service pathways each quarter. At least 1 such presentation shall be conducted in each borough each quarter.
d. The department shall make best efforts to distribute the educational materials required by subdivision b of this section to as many civil service pathways as practicable. Such materials shall be posted on the department's website. The commissioner shall review such materials on an annual basis and make updates as the commissioner deems necessary.
e. No later than December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council a report on the education and outreach performed pursuant to this section during the preceding fiscal year. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the number of presentations conducted, disaggregated by the type of civil service pathway and borough where each such presentation was conducted, and a description of any other education and outreach performed.
(L.L. 2023/002, 1/7/2023, eff. 1/7/2023)
The commissioner of citywide administrative services shall have sole power to examine applicants for positions as inspectors of plumbing and no person shall be appointed an inspector for plumbing who shall not have obtained a certificate from such commissioner.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1996/059.
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