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Absolute Preferences In Municipal Civil Service Appointments: The Unresolved Conflict With Municipal Discretion, Thomas E. Swaney
Absolute Preferences In Municipal Civil Service Appointments: The Unresolved Conflict With Municipal Discretion, Thomas E. Swaney
Michigan Law Review
State legislatures have enacted civil service laws applicable to municipalities in order to ensure that local governments provide optimum services to their citizens. To achieve this objective, the laws restrict eligibility for public service positions to persons of proven qualifications. Although these statutes provide general guidelines for municipal employment procedures, final decisions as to the actual hiring of employees are generally left to the municipalities. This practice recognizes the advantages of permitting local officials who are intimately acquainted with the demands of government work in their particular localities to select employees at their own discretion. However, it has been deemed …
Schur: Crimes Without Victims: Deviant Behavior And Public Policy, Mauris M. Platkin M.D.
Schur: Crimes Without Victims: Deviant Behavior And Public Policy, Mauris M. Platkin M.D.
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Crimes Without Victims: Deviant Behavior and Public Policy by Edwin M. Schur