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Municipal Civil Service Rules

Below are the Municipal Civil Service rules for City employees that are not covered by state Civil Service law.

The City of Austin has seven rules that govern the process for employee hiring, promotions, lateral transfers, reduction-in-force, disciplinary actions, and appeals to the MCS Commission.

Rule 1: DEFINITIONS
Rule 2: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Rule 3: ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION
Rule 4: HIRING, PROMOTIONS, AND LATERAL TRANSFERS
Rule 5: REDUCTION -IN-FORCE
Rule 6: DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
Rule 7: APPEALS TO THE COMMISSION