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- Title: Matter June M. Dixon v. Victor S. Bahou Et Al.
- Author : Supreme Court of New York
- Release Date : January 11, 1979
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 65 KB
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Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered March 14, 1978 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioners application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, seeking to direct that Civil Service Examination No. 27-616 be declared null and void and to direct that the respondents prepare and offer a new written examination. Near the end of 1976, the petitioner, after almost 10 years of employment with the State of New York in a noncompetitive Grade 10 position denominated as "Community Worker", was advised that her position was being abolished. She was told that a similar position, that of Employment Service Assistant I, was available and would require an examination. In November, 1976, the respondent, New York State Department of Civil Service (hereinafter respondent) announced the availability of this new position, which was a four-year program culminating in the Grade 14 position of Employment Interviewer. The announcement required those persons interested to submit an application detailing specified types of prior employment and based upon the respondents evaluation thereof a "score" would be assigned to each applicant. Every applicant with an employment score equal to or higher than that "achieved by the two hundred fiftieth highest ranking candidate" would be qualified to take a test for the entry level position. However, there would be no written test, only an oral test to judge the applicants ability to: "1. Reason clearly and make sound judgments 2. Express your ideas clearly and effectively 3. Establish and maintain satisfactory relationships with others, including co-workers, clients, and supervisors." As required, the petitioner submitted a detailed application showing that, in addition to past employment which met the requirements of the respondent, she also had successfully completed several college [67 A.D.2d 767 Page 768]