Int. No. 763
By Council Members McCaffrey, Berman, Clarke, Dear, Malave-Dilan, Espada, Fisher, Freed, Linares, Marshall, Quinn, Reed, Warden, White, Abel, Fiala, Golden, Oddo and Stabile; also Council Members Boyland, Eisland, Foster, Harrison, Koslowitz, Lasher, Michels, Nelson, O'Donovan, Povman, Sabini and Miller.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the promotion of officers and members of the New York City Fire Department.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 15-110 of the Administrative Code of the city of New York is hereby amended to read as follows:
§ 15-110 Promotions. Promotions of officers and members of the force to each of the positions of lieutenant, supervising fire marshal, captain, battalion chief, deputy chief and chief of department, or their equivalent, shall be made by the commissioner on the basis of seniority, meritorious service in the department and superior capacity as shown by competitive examination. Individual acts of personal bravery may be treated as an element of meritorious service in such examination, the relative rating therefor to be fixed by the commissioner of citywide administrative services. The fire commissioner shall transmit to the commissioner of citywide administrative services in advance of such examination the complete record of each candidate for promotion.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately.