(A) Council hereby adopts, establishes and implements within the City of Mount Healthy, that examinations for original appointments shall be open to all individuals who otherwise qualify for appointment to or employment in a position under the following rules.
(B) Examinations may include an evaluation of such factors as education, training, capacity, knowledge, manual dexterity, and physical or psychological fitness. Examinations may consist of one test or of more than one test in combination. Tests may be written, oral, physical, demonstration of ability to perform essential functions, or an evaluation of training and experience, and shall be designed to fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to discharge the particular duties of the position or classification for which appointment is sought. Tests may include structured interviews, assessment centers, work simulations, examination of knowledge, skills, and abilities, and any other acceptable testing methods. Where minimum or maximum requirements are established for any examination, the same shall be specified in the examination announcement. These minimum or maximum requirements may include, but are not limited to, creating a maximum number of applicants who can sit to test for an open or original position(s).
(C) The Civil Service Commission shall prescribe the subjects of each examination(s) and the relative weights to be assigned thereto; provided that any such determination must have been made prior to the date of such examination(s). Notices and sites for competitive examinations will comply with Section 7.07 of the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Mt. Healthy, Ohio.
(D) Applicants for the full-time firefighter original appointment positions shall have attained the age of 18 years on or before the date of the written examination and be subject to physical, psychological, medical, or drug testing as set forth in Section 7.08 of the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Mt. Healthy, Ohio.
(E) Administration of the examination for the full-time firefighter original appointment positions shall comply with Sections 7.09; 7.10; 7.11; 7.12; 7.13; 7.14; and 7.15 of the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Mt. Healthy, Ohio.
(F) Grading of the examination for the full-time firefighter original appointment positions shall comply with Section 8.02 of the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Mt. Healthy, Ohio, and include the following rules for grading examinations and granting extra credit:
(1) Any applicant for original appointment who is a resident of Ohio, who has completed service in the uniformed services as described in R.C. § 124.23, who was honorably discharged or transferred to reserve duty with evidence of satisfactory service, and who otherwise meets the qualifications of that section, may file with the Commission a certificate of service or honorable discharge for extra credit for such service. The applicant must submit proof of by the application deadline. The Commission shall grant additional credit of 20% of the total grade given in the regular examination to any applicant who files for the extra credit and qualifies, provided that he or she has first received a passing grade on the examination.
(2) Such requests for uniformed service credit must be submitted to the Commission along with the application for examination and must, at that time, be accompanied by proof of uniformed service as described above. Uniformed service credit requested after the final date for test application will not be honored.
(3) Applicants eligible for veterans' credit on original examination shall receive a priority in ranking over non-veterans who obtain an identical grade.
(4) Credit for education: for completion of an associate's degree, 10% additional credit shall be added to the total grade attainable in the examination. For completion of a bachelor's degree, 20% additional credit shall be added to the total grade attainable in the examination. The applicant must submit proof of completed degree by the application deadline.
(5) Credit for service as a part-time firefighter with the City of Mt. Healthy: for each of the first five years of service, 3% additional credit shall be added to the total grade attainable in the examination.
(6) The total amount of combined additional credit for veteran or uniformed service status, education, and/or service as a part-time patrol officer with the City of Mt. Healthy may not exceed 25% of the total grade attainable in the examination.
(Ord. 20-1921, passed 10-6-20)