(a) To be eligible to take a promotional examination in the classified service, an applicant must have at least one year of service in the rank immediately below the rank for which he or she is an applicant, except that any applicant who shall have attained the rank of lieutenant in the Department of Police or the Department of Fire, shall be eligible to take the promotional examination for Chief of Police or Chief of Fire, respectively.
(b) Promotion shall be based on competitive examinations, which may include an oral component, and longevity or seniority and educational achievement credit in the service by the candidates for promotion and the Civil Service Commission shall determine prior to such examinations the proportions of the total grade to be allowed for the competitive examination and for longevity or service or educational attainment credits. Applicants shall receive the following credit for seniority: 1% of the total grade attainable for each of the first four years of service; and 0.6% of such total grade attainable for each of the next ten years of service. In computing credit for seniority, half of the credit set forth shall be given for a half year of service. Applicants shall receive the following credit for educational achievement: 1.5% of the total grade attainable for each of the first four years of educational achievement; and 1% of such total grade attainable for each of the next ten years of educational achievement. In computing credit for educational achievement, half of the credit set forth shall be given for a half year of service.
(c) No applicant shall be promoted in the classified service unless he or she is certified as being physically qualified by the Director of Health after medical examination. The Director of Health shall establish physical standards for qualification and shall be the sole judge of whether an applicant meets these standards. Failure to be certified as being physically qualified shall cause an applicant’s name to be removed from a promotional eligible list.
(d) An application to take civil service examinations, both entry level and promotional, shall be completed on forms furnished by the Civil Service Commission. A filing fee of $10 shall accompany such application; provided, however, the Civil Service Commission may waive the application fee for applicants who by reason of indigency are unable to pay the fee.
(Ord. 5541, passed 3-12-1964; Ord. 7937, passed 6-21-1988; Ord. 150-03, passed 9-2-2003; Ord. 154-03, passed 9-2-2003)