Opn. No.

HON. VICTOR S. BAHOU President, Civil Service Commission

This is in reply to your request for my opinion as to whether, consistent with Civil Service Law § 56, an eligible list for which no term hasbeen fixed, may be terminated in less than four years without the establishment of a superseding list.

The pertinent text of Civil Service Law § 56 provides:

"§ 56. Establishment and duration of eligible lists.

The duration of an eligible list shall be fixed at not less than one nor more than four years * * *. An eligible list that has been in existence for one year or more shall terminate upon the…