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Village of Nissequogue v. Suffolk County Dept. of Civil Service, 77 N.Y.2d 916 (1991): Civil Service Appointments Must Follow Constitutional Merit and Fitness Requirements

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Village of Nissequogue v. Suffolk County Dept. of Civil Service, 77 N.Y.2d 916 (1991)

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Civil Service Law § 100 (5) applies only to appointments made from an eligible list after successful completion of a civil service examination, and unlawfully extended temporary service cannot ripen into a permanent appointment unless the appointee met all the requirements for permanent appointment at the time of the temporary appointment.

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Summary

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The Village of Nissequogue sought to prevent the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service from withholding certification of the Village payroll for two

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