Section 4I. There shall be within the executive office for administration and finance, but not under its supervision or control, a commission to be known as the civil service commission, consisting of five members, one of whom because of vocation, employment, occupation or affiliation, can be classified as a bona fide representative of labor and 2 of whom shall have prior experience serving as a town administrator, city manager, selectman or city councilor.
Upon the expiration of the term of office of a commissioner of the civil service commission, his successor shall be appointed by the governor for five years; provided, however, that if such successor is not appointed within sixty days of the expiration of the term of office of a commissioner, the said commissioner shall be deemed to be reappointed to a full term. Not more than three of such members of said commission shall be members of the same political party, and, of the members of said commission who are enrolled as members of a political party on the voting list used at the primaries, not more than a majority of such members shall be of the same political party. The governor shall, from time to time, designate one of the members as chairman. The positions of chairman and each other member of the commission shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salaries shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty. The commissioners shall receive their travel and other necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings.
Meetings of the commission shall be held at such time and location as it may determine and the commission shall meet upon the request of the personnel administrator. The commission shall in its rules of practice and procedure provide for the conduct of hearings throughout the commonwealth when it would best serve the interested parties.
Said commission or any member thereof, or the personnel administrator, may require in connection with the activities authorized by law any official or employee of the human resources division to give full information and to provide all papers and records relating to any official act performed by him.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Section 2 - Establishment of Office
Section 3 - Principal Agency of Executive Department; Purposes
Section 3d - Supervision of State Printing by State Purchasing Agent
Section 3e - Reports; Annual Printing; Electronic Form
Section 3f - Copies of Agency Publications; Retention; Electronic Availability
Section 4a - Departments and Divisions
Section 4d - Employees; Assistants and Technical Personnel
Section 4e - Production of Agency Records in Connection With Investigations
Section 4f1/2 - Commonwealth Performance, Accountability and Transparency Trust
Section 4g - Agencies Within Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Section 4h - Division of Administrative Law Appeals; Chief Administrative Magistrate
Section 4k - Municipal Personnel Advisory Board; Members; Election, etc.; Rules and Regulations
Section 4l - Operational Services Division; Duties
Section 4m - Veterans' Services Department; Commissioner; Duties
Section 4n - Commissioner's Expenses
Section 4o - Deputy Commissioner; Appointment
Section 4p - Extended Illness Leave Bank; Executive Branch Employees
Section 4q - Website Forms; Grant Program Applications
Section 5 - First Deputy Commissioner of Administration
Section 7 - Annual Report to Governor
Section 7a - Agreement for Fire Protection of Commonwealth's Institutions
Section 8 - Reports on Estimates by State Departments, Officers, etc., to Budget Director
Section 9 - Requested Special Examination on Matters of Management or Finances
Section 10 - Special Examinations and Reports on Matters Affecting Management or Finances
Section 14c - Development and Operation of Searchable Website; Contents
Section 15 - State Purchasing Agent; Examination of Printing Bills
Section 22a - Collective Purchasing by Commonwealth and Political Subdivisions
Section 22b - Collective Purchasing by Political Subdivisions
Section 22b1/2 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 22c to 22f
Section 22d - Purchase of Medical Supplies by State Agencies
Section 22e - Contracts Entered in Violation of Secs. 22c and 22d
Section 22f - Authorization to Promulgate Regulations
Section 22g - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 22h to 22m
Section 22h - Procurement of Goods or Services From Bidders or Offerors on Restricted Purchase List
Section 22i - Purchase of Medical Supplies by State Agencies
Section 22j - Restricted Purchase List; Persons Doing Business With Burma (Myanmar)
Section 22k - Promulgation of Regulations
Section 22m - Annual Report of Compliance
Section 22o - Preferential Procurement of Products or Services Within the Commonwealth
Section 23 - Removal; Noncompliance of Officers
Section 23a - Applicability of Approved Rules, Regulations or Orders
Section 23b - Preference for Products Grown in or Produced From Products Grown in Commonwealth
Section 25 - Advice to State Institutions Making Suitable Products for State Entities
Section 25a - Transfer of Supplies Between State Agencies; Approval of Amount Purchased
Section 26 - Advisory Standardization Board
Section 27 - Furnishing Paper to Reformatory by Purchasing Agent
Section 27a - Travel-Related Services; Purchase Coordination
Section 28 - Personnel Administration; Research; Technical Advisors; Rules and Regulations
Section 28b - Employee Assistance Program
Section 29 - Expenditures for Documents; Approval; Filing; Sales
Section 30 - Public Record of State Officials and Employees; Salaries; Publication
Section 31a - Suggestion Awards Board; Function; Prizes
Section 38a - American Indian Skeletal Remains; Preservation; Excavation; Analysis
Section 49 - Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission; Members; Executive Director
Section 50 - Commissioner of Public Employee Retirement; Powers and Duties; Investment Advisory Unit
Section 52 - Privatization Contracts; Need to Regulate
Section 53 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 52 to 55
Section 55 - Objection by State Auditor; Review
Section 57 - Statement of Policy Promoting Minority, Women and Veterans Businesses
Section 58 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 59 to 61
Section 58a - Supplier Diversity Office
Section 59 - Executive Director of Supplier Diversity Office