N.Y. Civil Service Law § 17: Jurisdiction

§ 17. Jurisdiction. 1. County civil service commission or personnel

officer. The civil service commission or personnel officer of a county

shall administer the provisions of this chapter with respect to the

offices and employments in the classified service of such county and the

civil divisions therein including school districts, except cities which

are operating under one of the optional forms of civil service

administration provided in section fifteen of this chapter and the city

school districts of such cities.

2. City or suburban town civil service commission or personnel

officer. Except as otherwise provided by special law enacted by the

legislature, the civil service commission or personnel officer of a city

or suburban town described in subdivision four of section two of this

chapter shall administer the provisions of this chapter with respect to

the offices and employments in the classified service of such suburban

town or city, including the city school districts of such city.

3. Regional civil service commission or regional personnel officer. A

regional civil service commission or regional personnel officer shall

administer the provisions of this chapter with respect to the offices

and employments which would otherwise be subject to the jurisdiction of

the civil service commissions or personnel officers of the respective

counties and cities under the jurisdiction of such regional civil

service commission or regional personnel officer.

4. Each municipal commission and personnel officer shall have power at

its own expense to conduct examinations and establish eligible lists for

any position within its jurisdiction.

5. Administration of certain director of facility positions.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, chapter or any

provisions to the contrary contained in any general, special, or local

laws, the department shall develop a statewide exam for the positions of

director of facilities I, II, & III in school districts throughout the

state. Such administration shall include the development of eligibility

criteria for examination of potential candidates for the positions of

director of facilities I, II, & III based on qualifications and

experience in accordance with section fifty of this chapter. Such

statewide examinations shall not affect the ability of municipal civil

service commissions to determine promotion qualifications, announce

promotion examinations and establish promotion eligible lists for these

positions, consistent with statewide eligibility criteria as determined

by the department. Any such promotion examination shall use the

statewide examination developed by the department.