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Public Safety Civil Service Commission

Seattle’s Public Safety Civil Service Commission (PSCSC) is an independent body that provides sworn police and uniformed fire employees with a quasi-judicial process for hearings on appeals concerning disciplinary actions, examination and testing, and other related issues. The Commission has three members and meets on a monthly basis – currently on the third Friday of the month for 2009.

The PSCSC was established by Ordinance 107791 in 1979 to provide a Civil Service system for the Police and Fire Departments creating a Public Safety Civil Service Commission and prescribing the duties thereof, defining offenses and prescribing penalties. This ordinance for sworn employees in the Police and Fire Departments of the City of Seattle has been codified within the Seattle Municipal Code SMC 4.08.040 which provides the Commission's authority, pursuant to the City of Seattle Charter Article XVI all in compliance with RCW Chapters 41.08, 41.12, and 41.56.

In 2002, City Council passed Ordinance 120658, reorganizing the makeup of the Commission and transferring oversight of the testing/examination process to the Personnel Department. In 2005, City Council passed Ordinance 121747 which brought substantive powers, such as rule-making, back to the Commission while leaving many of the ministerial duties with the Personnel Department.

Persons interested in the examination process
for the Fire Department: click here

Persons interested in the examination process
for the Police Department: click here