Davis v. Civil Service Board

The Civil Service Board (Board) appeals a declaratory judgment requiring it to add veterans’ preference points to plaintiffs’ civil service promotional examination scores. The issue is whether an amendment to the veterans’ preference statute, which took effect October 4, 1977, would apply to a civil service eligibility list established on April 30, 1976.

The Board is authorized to conduct competitive examination of candidates for appointment and promotion to positions in the City Fire Bureau. After the examinations are graded, the scores are published in an eligibility list in decending order.…