The Personnel Human Resources Director may, subject to appeal to the Commission, reject any application for cause, among which the following shall be sufficient:
(A) The applicant lacks any of the minimum qualifications set forth in the official classification.
(B) The applicant is not within the minimum prescribed age limits.
(C) The applicant does not meet the physical requirements of the position to which he/she seeks appointment, is addicted to the excessive use of drugs, or intoxicating beverages, has been guilty of a crime or of immoral conduct, or has been dismissed from or disciplined while in previous employment for flagrant delinquency or misconduct.
(D) The applicant has made a false statement in his/her application with regard to any material fact.
(E) The applicant was previously in the classified service in the same or any other type of employment and was removed for cause and did not resign in good standing.
(F) The applicant, after notification, did not promptly present himself/herself at the time and place designated for the examination.
(G) The Commission has rejected the applicant within the past six (6) months for any examination because of poor work record, or has rejected the applicant for the same or similar classification because of arrest record, or has rejected the applicant for the same or similar classification for failing to meet the minimum qualifications set forth in the official announcement, unless the applicant has accrued the required qualifications during that period.
(H) The applicant failed or was disqualified from an examination for the same or similar classification within the preceding six (6) months. However, an applicant who is disqualified for medical reasons only, may compete upon presentation of medical evidence that the condition causing the disqualification has been corrected.
(Ord. 16-1970, passed 3-2-70; Am. Ord. 06-2011, passed 6-6-11; Am. Ord. 04-2012, passed 5-7-12)