CSC Finds Firefighter Psychologically Fit

Ms. Sandy appealed a determination regarding psychological fitness for duty to the Civil Service Commission. The Commission found that the appointing authority did not meet its burden of proof that a firefighter was psychologically unfit to perform effectively the duties of a Fire Fighter and, therefore, the Commission ordered that the firefigther’s name be restored to the subject eligible list. The Commission found that the appointing authority did not support its burden of proof. Upon the successful completion of the firefighter’s working test period, the Commission ordered that the appellant be granted a retroactive date of appointment to April 5, 2021, the date the firefighter would have been appointed if the firefighter’s name had not been removed from the subject eligible list, for salary step placement and seniority-based purposes only.

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