Meetings
When
The 3rd Monday of each month
Time
5:00 p.m.
Where
Collier Township Municipal Building
2418 Hilltop Road
Presto, PA 15142
What do they do?
In Collier, a Pennsylvania First Class Township, the Civil Service Commission is a mandatory, 3-member board appointed by the Board of Commissioners to oversee the hiring, promotion, and suspension of police officers. Members serve six-year terms and must be qualified electors of the township. They ensure a merit-based system, creating eligibility lists, conducting examinations, and handling disciplinary hearings. Many townships use “consortium” or “pooled” testing for written exams to reduce costs, where multiple municipalities use the same testing results.
Key details regarding Civil Service Commissions in Pennsylvania First Class Townships:
Composition: Consists of 3 commissioners (qualified electors), and up to 3 alternate members can be appointed.
Term & Appointment: Commissioners are appointed by the township Board of Commissioners to 6-year terms.
Purpose: The primary role is to regulate the employment, promotion, and discipline of police officers, and in some cases, paid fire apparatus operators.
Process: The commission creates, removes, and acts on eligibility lists for positions, except for the Chief of Police in many cases.
Authority: The commission has the power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and conduct hearings for suspensions or removals.
Compensation: Civil service commissioners in PA municipalities typically receive no compensation.
