• The next meeting of the Nassau County Civil Service Commission will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

Click Here to View Results of Examination Please Note: The rank displayed on the Results of Examination may differ from your Notice of Rating. Rank will change throughout the life of the eligible list.

The eligible list will remain in effect for one year and may be extended by the Commission, not to exceed four years.

The eligible list will be used to fill a sufficient number of vacancies, as the need arises. The processing of candidates will therefore be limited. Candidates will be processed for certification in rank order as determined by the scores on the written examination (including Veteran’s Credits).

Currently, candidates who have attained a score of 90.000 have been contacted to begin the qualifying process. Candidates with residence preference may have been contacted at a lower score. At such time as your score is reached for processing, you will be notified by mail.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE TO NOTIFY THIS COMMISSION, IN WRITING, OF ANY CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS:
Indicate the examination number and title and the last four digits of your social security number.

Failure to notify this commission of an address change in a timely fashion may cause you to miss out on employment opportunities and may result in your disqualification.

Failure to appear for a scheduled processing appointment will result in disqualification from this position.

• they have used non-disabled veterans credits to obtain an appointment or promotion with New York State or a local government; and,
• subsequent to such use, they have been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”; formerly known as the United States Veterans Administration) to be a qualified disabled veteran, as defined in the New York State Civil Service Law.

• On 6/1/11, a veteran received an original permanent appointment with a New York State agency. He or she obtained the appointment using the 5 veteran credits added to his or her civil service examination score.
• On 9/1/12, he or she was certified as being a qualified disabled veteran by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
• On 1/5/14, he or she applied for a New York State civil service promotion examination. Based upon the Constitutional amendment, he or she is now eligible to apply for and receive additional credits as a disabled veteran. He or she would be entitled to have 5 additional disabled veteran credits added to his or her passing promotion examination score (10 credits as a disabled veteran minus the 5 credits he or she has already used as a non-disabled veteran).

The Nassau County Civil Service Commission was established pursuant to Article XII and expanded by amendments to Nassau County Government Law, in accordance with provisions in New York State Civil Service Law and the New York State Constitution.

The purpose of the Nassau County Civil Service Commission is to administer New York State Civil Service Law and ensure Nassau County taxpayers of a public workforce qualified for their jobs pursuant to the principles of selection according to merit and fitness. We currently service 33 County departments and 234 municipal agencies, including the Towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, Nassau County school districts, libraries, villages and special districts.

The Commission is comprised of a policy-making Board with three Commissioners, an executive director, and seven specialized main divisions. These divisions are Recruitment, Classification, Qualification, Examination, Placement, County Transactions and Municipal Transactions.

Recruitment administers all Civil Service exams. They are responsible for preparing examination announcements and reconcile examination results from the State Civil Service Commission prior to the establishment of eligible lists.

Classification defines all positions, according to the duties to be performed by incumbents of those positions, and establishes training and experience requirements for the positions.

Qualification reviews all applications, for both examination and employment, in Nassau County Departments, towns, villages, school districts and special districts.

Examination plans, organizes and supervises special and standard testing programs. They determine areas appropriate for written tests and review test items for subject matter based on standards and appropriateness of content.

Placement establishes, maintains and certifies eligible lists. They are also responsible for verifying that competitive class appointments are made in accordance with Civil Service Law.

County Transactions, in addition to acting as a liaison between the Commission and the various County departments, reviews all appointments of Nassau County employees prior to employment, in order to ensure that all legal requirements have been met. They maintain roster records for approximately 18,000 County employees and certify County department payrolls to ensure that the employment practices of these departments continue to be in compliance with New York State Civil Service Law and Nassau County Civil Service Rules made pursuant to that law.

Municipal Transactions, in addition to acting as a liaison between the Commission and the various municipal agencies, reviews all appointments of municipal employees prior to employment in order to ensure that all Civil Service requirements have been met. They maintain roster records for approximately 27,000 municipal employees and certify municipal payrolls to ensure that the employment practices of municipal agencies under our jurisdiction continue to be in compliance with New York State Civil Service Law and Nassau County Civil Service Rules made pursuant to that law.