145.04 APPOINTMENT OF FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC POSITIONS.

   The provisions of Ohio R.C. Chapter 124 and any other section of the Ohio Revised Code notwithstanding, there shall be credit given or added to the examination score of any applicant for the full-time position of firefighter/paramedic for seniority only in the City of Fairfield Fire Service in accordance with the rules of the Civil Service Commission. Credit for seniority given to part-time employees applying for full-time positions in the City of Fairfield Fire Service shall be calculated in the same manner as provided by the rules of the Civil Service Commission for seniority credit on promotional examinations. There shall be no preference given on the examination score or in the ranking of the applicants for any full-time firefighter/paramedic position in the City of Fairfield Fire Service to any current or former employee of the City of Fairfield, Ohio, other than for seniority in the City of Fairfield Fire Service as stated above, and no additional credit or preference for military service or efficiency shall be given to any applicant. The City Manager shall have discretion to fill or not fill any vacancy in the position of full-time firefighter/paramedic.

(Ord. 123-09. Passed 10-13-09.)