(a) The Civil Service Commission shall, when required by law or at any time when in its judgment the interests of the public service shall require, conduct an examination to establish an eligible list. When the Civil Service Commission holds an examination while there is an existing eligible list for such position or rank, any person on the existing list shall be placed on the new list according to his or her final grade. However, any person on such existing list may take such new examination, but by doing so shall thereby be bound by the final grade of such new examination in determining his or her position on the new eligible list.
(b) The Civil Service Commission shall, after the completion of an examination, prepare a list of persons ranked in the order of their final grades who have passed and who are eligible for appointment or promotion and shall keep such list open to public inspection.
(c) When an applicant has been appointed or promoted, his or her name shall be removed from all eligible lists.
(d) Eligible lists for original appointment shall be effective for a period of one year from the examination date, except that the Civil Service Commission may extend the effective period of an eligible list for original appointment for a period not to exceed two years after the examination date. Eligible lists for promotion shall be effective for two years after the examination date.
(e) It shall be the duty of each person on an eligible list to file with the Civil Service Commission written notice of any change of address and failure to do so may be cause for the removal of his or her name from the eligible list.
(f) If, at any time, the Civil Service Commission has reason to believe that any person on any eligible list has in any manner become disqualified for the position for which he or she is listed as eligible, it shall give to such person notice and an opportunity to be heard in his or her own behalf, and if he or she shall fail to appear or on such hearing fail to satisfy the Civil Service Commission that he or she is duly qualified, his or her name shall be removed from such eligible list.
(g) (1) Upon notice from the Mayor that he or she proposes to fill a position in the classified civil service by promotion, the Civil Service Commission shall certify to the Mayor the six persons with the highest grades on the appropriate promotion eligible list, provided such persons have attained or will attain their twenty-first birthday on or before the date of proposed appointment.
(2) Upon notice from the Mayor that he or she proposes to fill a position in the classified service by original appointment, the Civil Service Commission shall certify to the Mayor the appropriate eligible list of those persons who attained a passing score on the civil service examination.
(h) (1) If there are fewer than six names upon a promotion eligible list for appointment, these names shall be certified, and the Mayor may appoint from this list or he or she may demand an eligible list of six names.
(2) If there are fewer than ten names upon an eligible list for original appointment, these names shall be certified and the Mayor may appoint from this list or he or she may demand an eligible list of ten names.
(i) The person selected for appointment shall be duly notified by the Mayor, and if the person so selected shall fail to respond within four days to notice of appointment sent by registered mail to his or her post office address as registered with the Civil Service Commission, he or she may be considered as declining the appointment and his or her name may be stricken from the eligible list. If however, it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the Civil Service Commission within 30 days after giving such notice that the person was unavoidably and without fault on his or her part prevented from accepting such appointment, his or her name may be restored to its proper position on the eligible list.
(j) Any person duly certified to the Mayor who shall decline appointment or promotion may be dropped from the eligible list, but his or her name may be restored for good cause shown to the satisfaction of the Civil Service Commission.
(k) (Repealed by Ord. 12-11, passed 2-15-2011)
(l) Any person whose name is ready for certification more than six months after the date of the establishment of the eligible list shall furnish a written record of his or her employment during such period and shall furnish medical proof, satisfactory to the Director of Health, that he or she is physically qualified for the position for which he or she is an applicant.
(Ord. 5541, passed 3-12-1964; Ord. 28-93, passed 3-30-1993; Ord. 17-96, passed 3-19-1996; Ord. 156-03, passed 9-2-2003; Ord. 165-03, passed 9-2-2003; Ord. 108-10, passed 12-7-2010; Ord. 11-11, passed 2-15-2011)