Applicants for positions in classified service shall be required to pass an examination to qualify for appointment. The director of human services shall assure wide publicity for classified service positions to encourage qualified persons to compete in the examination process and assure that the best qualified persons are available for appointment to the positions in the classified service.
A. Examinations may be assembled or unassembled and may consist of written, oral, performance, physical, medical, or practical tests, or investigations or evaluations of training, experience, character, or personal traits.
B. Examinations may be specified by the director of human services as promotional only, as open only, or as both open and promotional.
C. In promotional examinations, the director of human services may designate the rank or grade eligible to take the proposed examination.
D. The examination process shall be conducted in such a manner that it does not favor or discriminate against any person because of race, sex, marital status, arrest record, religion, or national origin.
E. Applicants shall be ranked on a list on the basis of their examination results and any seniority credits which may be applicable. (1962 Code § 2-6.107)