The department of civil service shall be under the management and control of the Civil Service Commission who shall have the powers applying to Civil Service under the general law, except that promotions in the police and fire departments shall be by competitive examinations, among the persons in the next lowest position. Said examinations shall be drafted in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Piqua Civil Service Commission and shall be for the purpose of assessing the candidate’s capacity to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position sought. Said examinations may include scores on a written examination, efficiency ratings, psychological testing, seniority ratings and oral examinations. Each of the aforementioned criteria shall be given such weight as the Civil Service Commission shall establish by its rules, except that an applicant for entry level examination only who has served as a cadet or on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a continuous period of twelve (12) months or more, and/or an accumulative period of eighteen (18) months or more, and/or received a campaign medal ribbon for service in a specified combat Theater of Operation and discharged under honorable conditions and/or currently serving in the Armed Forces shall receive ten percent (10%) in addition to the applicant's passing written test score. In the event there are less than two candidates in the next lowest position, then persons in the position immediately below that shall become eligible to take the examination. The city manager shall be the appointing authority on behalf of the Civil Service Commission.
(Adopted by electorate, May 3, 1988 – Amending Ordinance No. 2-88; Adopted by electorate, November 4, 2008 – Amending Ordinance No. 16(A)-08)