(A) The city administration shall be responsible for testing, and in this regard there shall be created one or more positions of examiners as needed. Examiners shall meet the generally accepted qualifications in the public sector testing field at the time of appointment.
(B) No person shall make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating or report with regard to any tests, certification or appointment made under any provisions of this subchapter or in any manner commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of this subchapter and policies.
(C) No employee of the city, or other person, shall defeat, deceive or obstruct any person in his or her right to examination, eligibility, certification or appointment under this subchapter, or furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of affecting the rights of prospects of any person with respect to employment in the civil service system.
(D) Members of a department shall be moved from any grade to a higher grade only after passing the required examination, and only after the City Manager or his or her designee has certified that they have the necessary qualifications; and he or she shall further certify that their names have been entered upon the eligible list.
(E) The City Manager, or his or her authorized agent, as the final appointing and removal authority, shall be responsible for certification that the persons named therein have been appointed and employed in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and the policies thereunder. No city employee shall make or approve or take any part in making or approving any payment for personal service to any persons holding a position in the city service unless the appointing document bears the certification of the City Manager or his or her authorized agent.
(F) In the case of a vacancy in a position in a department where peculiar and exceptional qualifications of a scientific, managerial, professional or educational requirements are necessary and upon satisfactory evidence that for specified reasons competition in such special case is impracticable, and that the position can best be filled by a selection of some designated person of high qualifications, the Board, on a vote of majority of its members and the written assent of the department head, or of the City Manager, shall suspend the provisions of the statute requiring competition in such case for a period not to exceed one year, with no right to such reappointment as employee; and all such cases of suspension of the examination shall be recorded by the Board, with the reasons for said suspension, and shall be open to the public.
(G) Upon appointment or promotion, there shall be established a period of employee probation, prior to permanent appointment, not to exceed one year; except in the cases where a Broward County or State of Florida certified school or training course is required, then the year's probation will start upon successful completion of the training course as prescribed by the State of Florida and as the course may be modified by the City of Hollywood.
(H) Emergency employment may be implemented for not more than 90 days with the consent of the City Manager and for provisional employment without testing where there is no appropriate eligible list available. No such provisional employment shall continue longer than 90 days without the concurrence of the Civil Service Board except during the first year after the effective date of this subchapter; but in no event shall such provisional appointment be for a period to exceed one year, with no right to such reappointment as a provisional employee.
(I) Upon written notice of the department head that a position in the classified service is to be filled, the City Manager or his or her designee shall certify the names of at least the three persons highest on the eligible list for the class. The Civil Service Board may increase by resolution the number of persons to be certified from such list. When more than one vacancy exists, the number of names submitted shall be determined in the following manner:
For one to four vacancies, add two to the number of vacancies.
For five to eight vacancies, add four to the number of vacancies.
For nine to 12 vacancies, add six to the number of vacancies.
The appointment shall be made from one of three persons standing highest on such certified eligibility list. Then, thereafter, each person who is not so appointed shall be considered four times in a group of three. Specific provisions of collective bargaining agreements approved by the City Commission in conflict herewith shall prevail.
(Ord. O-2010-30, passed 7-21-10)