(a) Every soldier, sailor, marine, members of the Air Forces, Army Nurses Corp., and members of other branches of the military services and Red Cross nurses who served during a period of hostilities between the United States and another power in World War II, the Korean or Vietnam conflict, the Persian Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation Enduring Freedom, who has not been dishonorably discharged and who is an applicant for any classified civil service position shall be entitled to five (5) percent increase on his examination mark on entrance into classified civil service employment.
(b) Seniority shall be given material consideration in filling a vacancy in the classified civil service of the urban county government as follows:
(1) One (1) year for each complete year served in good standing in the level or rank nearest the level or rank in which the vacancy exists up to a maximum of ten (10) years, and one (1) year for each complete year served in good standing in the division in which the vacancy exists, exclusive of "acting service time" or temporary appointment, up to a maximum of ten (10) years, shall be added to the evaluation/examination score of any present employee who applies for a classified civil service position; and the resulting number of points shall be added to the applicant's examination score.
(2) Seniority shall be measured from the date of entrance into classified civil service employment, but it shall not be earned during any leave of absence without pay or absence without leave. All seniority credit shall be extinguished upon dismissal or upon acceptance of resignation.
(3) Classified civil service employees in the division of community corrections, who were employees of the jailer prior to the consolidation of the offices of jailer and sheriff on January 3, 1994, shall be eligible to receive seniority credit as described in this subsection (b) for all years served as employees of the jailer; however, such seniority shall only be credited when these employees compete for positions within the division of community corrections.
(c) In no case shall the application of the seniority or military preference consideration contained in this section operate to raise an applicant's unadjusted evaluation score if such score is below the minimum score set for qualification for appointment to the position for which application is made.
Cross reference(s)—Preference points, § 23-13.