(a) A search for candidates to fill the position of Chief of Police and Fire Chief shall permit an individual that is not a member of the Police or Fire Departments of this City, provided such individual has not less than ten (10) years of police/fire training and experience with a safety forces agency of at least comparable size to that of the City of Ravenna. All qualified candidates will test according to defined policy, with selection to be by the appointing authority from the top three qualified applicants.
(b) All qualified candidates from promotional exams within the Police and Fire Departments will test according to the defined policy, with selection to be by the appointing authority from the top three qualified applicants.
(Added November 3, 1998)