Bill > H3188

This bill exempts positions within the Burlington Police Department from Chapter 31 of the General Laws, which is the civil service law. The civil service law generally governs hiring and promotion processes for public employees to ensure fairness and merit-based selection. However, this bill allows Burlington to bypass these standard civil service procedures for its police department positions. Importantly, this exemption will not affect the civil service status of any individual already holding a civil service position in Burlington when this law takes effect, and the act becomes law immediately upon its passage.