Civil Service Board

5 members - 5 year terms. 

Scheduled meetings in addition to called meetings.  Members receive $100.00 per month.  The Civil Service Board was established by Act # 437 of the Alabama Legislature in 1947.  This board has authority over the police and Fire Departments in hiring, firing, promoting and demoting.  They screen applicants and give final approval for employment.  Disciplinary action or termination may be appealed to the Civil Service Board.  The Board is advisory to the Mayor and City Council in matters concerning the Police and Fire Departments.

Civil Service Board
Post Office Box 98
Florence, AL  35631-0098

256-760-6360

Frances Nunnelly, Chairperson
Thomas E. Darby
James E. Mallette, III
Howard J. Robinson
James H. Smith

The City of Florence Civil Service Board
takes applications for the positions of

FIREFIGHTER
AND
POLICE OFFICER

throughout the year whether or not there are vacancies.
 
Deadlines for the next applicant pools are as follows:

Firefighter: November 7, 2008
Police Officer: October 17, 2008
Testing for each will follow shortly thereafter.

Civil Service applications are available in the Personnel Department (Room 328) in
City Hall, 110 West College Street, Florence,
or online at www.florenceal.org.
For further information, please contact
Lyda Thompson by phone at 256-760-6360
or by e-mail at LThompson@florenceal.org.

EOE

The City of Florence Civil Service Board

2008 Meeting Schedule

In accordance with the requirements of the Alabama Open Meetings Act, the Civil Service Board of the City of Florence is hereby posting the schedule for meetings for the year 2008. 

The Civil Service Act states the following: “The civil service board shall hold regular meetings on the third Mondays in January, April, July and October for the transaction of business….”

2008 Meetings:

January 18, 2008*
April 21, 2008
July 21, 2008
October 20, 2008

Unless posted otherwise, meetings will be held at 5:30 in the City Hall Auditorium.

Due to the Martin Luther King holiday, the meeting that should be held on 1/21 will be held on 1/18/08.