Selective Certification
San Diego Municipal Code § 23.0704
in effect§23.0704 Selective Certification
(Rule VI, Section 4 of the Rules of the Civil Service Commission)
Eligibles shall be certified in strict order of standing on the eligible list except in the following cases:
(a) Whenever eligibles indicate that they would not accept an appointment under the conditions applying to the position to be filled, their names may be passed over in the certification process.
(b) Certification may be limited to a specified sex upon recommendation of the appointing authority and the approval of the Personnel Director.
(c) Upon recommendation of the appointing authority and the approval of the City Manager and the Civil Service Commission, certification may be limited to persons who have passed a qualifying test to determine their ability to speak or read and write Spanish or other designated language.
(d) It is the policy of The City of San Diego to achieve racial and ethnic balance within all departments of City government. Pursuant to that policy, should the Commission determine that any department has not achieved the objective, the Civil Service Commission may, at its discretion, exercise selective certification in order to implement this policy.
(e) Certification may be limited to those eligibles meeting qualifications or guidelines which are a stipulation for City participation in special programs funded by an outside agency.
(Amended 8–13–1979 by O–15000 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art03Division07.pdf#page=2Fetched: 10/28/2026