(A) Appointments and examinations.
(1) Appointments to vacant positions in the classified service shall be made by the City Manager in accordance with the personnel rules. Appointments and promotions shall be based on merit and fitness to be ascertained so far as practicable by competitive examination, either assembled or unassembled. Examinations shall be used and conducted to aid in the selection of qualified employees and may consist of selection techniques which will test fairly the qualifications and experience of candidates and may include achievement and aptitude tests, written tests, personal interview, performance tests, physical agility tests, evaluation of daily work performance, work samples or any combination of these or other tests as may be determined. Physical, medical and psychiatric tests may be given as a part of any examination as a prerequisite to employment with the city.
(2) In any examination the Personnel Officer may include, in addition to competitive test, a qualifying test or tests, and set minimum standards therefor.
(3) Appointment of all department heads and other employees shall be made by the City Manager, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(B) Appointing power of department heads. The City Manager may vest department heads with the power to appoint and remove officers and employees in their respective departments upon the following conditions:
(1) Subject to the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and
(2) Subject to the approval of the City Manager.
(C) In the absence of appropriate employment list, a provisional appointment may be made not to exceed six months by the appointing power of a person meeting the minimum training and experience qualifications for the position. A provisional employee may be removed at any time without the right of appeal or hearing. During the period of suspension of an employee pending final action on proceedings to review suspension, demotion or discharge of an employee, such vacancy may be filled by the appointing power subject to the provisions of this chapter and the personnel rules.
(`83 Code, § 2.76.050)