The Civil Service Commission shall provide by rule for the ascertainment of merit and fitness as the basis for appointment and promotion in the service of the City as required by the Constitution of Ohio, and for appeals from the action of the Mayor in any case of transfer, reduction or removal. The action of the Commission on any such appeal shall be final except as otherwise provided by the laws of Ohio. In the case of hiring and in the case of promotion, the Commission shall make necessary rules with regard to eligibility lists and with regard to certification of the number and the names of candidates from eligibility lists and with regard to the process of selection and appointment of those certified. In any matter where a rule, regulation, order or decision of the Civil Service Commission conflicts with any provision of the laws, rules or regulations of the State of Ohio, the rule, regulation, order or decision of the Mayfield Heights Civil Service Commission shall prevail over and render null and void the State provision with respect to the City of Mayfield Heights. Civil Service examinations shall not be required for the appointment of any member of a board or commission, or any head of a department, or any assistant to the Director of Law or to the Director of Finance, or any secretary to the Mayor or to the head of any department, or for appointment to any other office or position requiring peculiar and exceptional qualifications. Any person who shall have served the City for at least one year next preceding the taking effect of this Charter may be retained in the same or any similar position without examination. Except as herein provided, the Civil Service Commission shall determine the practicability of competitive examinations for any nonelective office or job classification in the service of the City.
(11-8-88; 11-3-92)