Commission decides Fire Driver exam appeals in closed review with no appellant speaking

What the sources say

• ✓ Verified

  In the minutes read for January 2020 through August 2026, the commission decided question appeals on 17 police and fire promotional exams (Fire Driver 4, Fire Lieutenant 3, Fire Captain 1, Fire District Chief 1, Police Corporal 4, Police Sergeant 1, Police Lieutenant 1, Police Captain 2). On 13 of the 17 it eliminated at least one question or accepted an additional or corrected answer and recalculated the eligibility register; on 4 it left every appealed question as keyed. ^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][1]}

  Value

  17

• ✓ Verified

  In April 2020 and April 2025 the minutes record that the organization that wrote the exam agreed with an appellant that a question was keyed wrong or had no correct answer; in each case the commission accepted the appeal. ^[3][14]

• ✓ Verified

  The minutes read record five disciplinary appeals heard by the commission between March 2020 and July 2024: one from a Fire Department employee and four from other City employees, including employees of Transit and Solid Waste. In all five the commission upheld the termination or demotion; in one the employee withdrew the appeal during the hearing. ^{[15][16][17][18]}

  Value

  5

• ✓ Verified

  In the minutes read, the commission deliberated on exam and disciplinary appeals in executive session under Texas Open Meetings Act Section 551.074 and voted in open session; the minutes record the votes but not the commission's reasons. ^{[2][6][12][1]}