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100 years of the Civil Service Commission

May 1, 2004

• April 1904: The residents of Denver vote to establish a Civil Service Commission and elect the first three commissioners.

• June 1913: The City Council obtains the sole authority to appoint commissioners to the commission.

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• October 1915: After a slew of firings, the commission instructs supervisors to discipline workers first and to use termination as a last resort.

• May 1916: District Court judges are given the sole authority to appoint the commissioners.

• October 1964: The authority to appoint commissioners is changed. One is appointed by the mayor, one by the district judges and one by the City Council.

• August 1976: The commission reinstates more than 60 fire captains and more than 80 technicians to their previous ranks.

• November 1982: The residents of Denver vote to add two more members to the commission.

• May 1987: Hearing officers are hired to be the first to hear disciplinary appeal cases.

• February 2002: The commission decides candidates for promotion can be disqualified from taking the promotion exam if they have been disciplined too often.