10.07 Appointments.

   When any position in the classified service is to be filled, the appointing authority shall notify the Director of Human Resources, who shall promptly certify to such appointing authority a list of eligibles for the class or grade to which such position belongs. The appointing authority shall appoint to such position one of the persons whose name is so certified.

   When an entry-level position is to be filled from an eligible list which is established through the administration of an open, competitive civil service examination, the Director of Human Resources shall first identify, without rounding, the top ten names on the eligible list or the top twenty-five per cent of the eligible list, whichever is greater and then certify to the appointing authority the names and addresses of those persons.. In the event that fewer than ten names are on the eligible list, the appointing authority may select any of the listed candidates, but is not so obligated. In the event multiple entry-level positions are to be filled, the next top five names or five percent, whichever is greater, of the eligible list shall be added to each subsequent and concurrent selection.

   When no eligible list for a position exists, or when the eligible list has become exhausted and until a new list can be created, a name may be certified from the eligible list most nearly appropriate to the position to be filled.

   A person on an entry-level eligibility list, who has previously been certified three or more times to the same appointing authority for the same or similar position(s), may be omitted from future certifications to such appointing authority upon the request of such appointing authority and the concurrence of the Civil Service Commission. However, any certification of a person on an entry-level eligibility list for the purpose of making a temporary appointment shall not be counted as one of the three certifications. (Amended 11-3-20.)