No question in any form of application or in any examination shall be so framed as to elicit information concerning the political or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant, nor shall inquiry be made concerning such opinions and affiliations, and all disclosures thereof by any applicant shall be discounted. No discrimination whatsoever shall be exercised, threatened or promised against or in favor of an applicant or employee because of his political or religious opinions or affiliations. This prohibition also applies to members of the Commission, the Commission Secretary, and any consultant/independent contractor employed by the Commission.
If any section or part of a section of these Rules and Regulations is held by a court to be invalid or unconstitutional, the same shall not invalidate or impair the remainder of these Rules and Regulations unless it clearly appears that such other provisions are wholly or necessarily dependent for its operation upon the provision held invalid or unconstitutional.
It is the explicit policy of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Pittston that all hiring and promotional testing, and all matters of discipline which come before the Commission, shall be done in a matter as to assure equal opportunity to members of all racial groups, genders, age, nationalities, religions, or qualified individuals with disabilities.
Nothing herein contained shall prevent the appointment, without examination, of temporary police officers in cases of riot or other emergency pursuant to 11 Pa.C.S.A. § 14407 or extra police officers pursuant to 11 Pa.C.S.A. § 12003.