A. Original Appointments:
1. Persons who have successfully completed two (2) years of study in fire techniques or two (2) years of police cadet training within the cadet program established under the rules of the Board and persons who were engaged in the military or naval service of the United States for a period of at least one year and who were honorably discharged therefrom or who are now or may hereafter be on inactive or reserve duty in such military or naval service (not including, however, in the case of offices, positions and places of employment in the Police Department, persons who were convicted by court-martial of disobedience of orders, where such disobedience consisted in the refusal to perform military service on the ground of religious or conscientious objections against war) shall be preferred for appointments to offices, positions and places of employment in the Fire and Police Departments.
2. The Board shall give preference for original appointment to persons designated in this subsection whose names appear on any register of eligibles resulting from an examination for original entrance in the classified service of the Fire and Police Departments by adding to the final grade average which they receive or will receive as the result of any examination held for original entrance, five (5) points. The numerical result thus attained shall be applied by the Board in determining the position of such persons on any eligibility list which has been created as the result of any examination for original entrance for purposes of preference in certification and appointment for such eligibility list. The Board shall strike off the names of candidates for original appointment after such names have been on the list for more than two (2) years.
B. Promotional Preferences:
1. Every member of the classified service of the Fire or Police Department who was engaged in a military or naval service of the United States at any time for a period of one year and who was honorably discharged therefrom, who is now or who may hereafter be on inactive or reserve duty in such military or naval service (not including, however, persons who were convicted by court-martial of disobedience of orders where such disobedience consisted in the refusal to perform military service on the ground of alleged religious or conscientious objections against war) and whose name appears on the existing promotional eligibility registers or any promotional eligibility register that may hereafter be created shall be preferred for promotional appointments of the Fire and Police Departments.
2. The Board shall give preference for promotional appointment to persons designated in subsection B1 of this Section whose names appear on promotional eligibility registers by adding to the final grade average which they will receive as a result of any promotional examination seven-tenths (0.7) of one point for each six (6) months or fraction thereof of military or naval service not exceeding thirty (30) months. The numerical result thus attained shall be applied by the Board determining the position of such persons on any eligibility list as the result of any promotional examination held for purposes of preference in certification and appointment from such eligibility list.
3. The Board, by its rules, shall provide for promotion in the Fire and Police Departments on the basis of ascertained merit and seniority in service and examination and shall provide, in all cases where it is practicable, that vacancies shall be filled by promotion. All examinations for promotion shall be competitive among such members of the next lower rank as desire to submit themselves to examination. All promotions shall be made from the three (3) having the highest rating, and where there are less than three (3) names on the promotional eligible register, as originally posted, or remaining thereon after appointments have been made therefrom, appointments to fill existing vacancies shall be made from those names or name remaining on the promotional register. The method of examination and the rules governing examinations for promotion shall be the same as provided for applicants for original appointment; except, that original appointments only shall be on probation, as provided by the rules. The Board shall strike off the names of candidates for promotional appointment after they have remained thereon for more than three (3) years, provided there is no vacancy existing which can be filled from the promotional register.
C. Time for Allowing Preference: No person entitled to preference or credit for military or naval service shall be required to claim military credit for service in the armed forces before any examination held under the provisions of this Chapter, but such preference shall be given after the posting or publication of the eligibility list or register at the request of such person before any certification or appointments are made from the eligibility register, upon the furnishing of evidence of an honorable discharge from and proof of such service. (Ord. 85-389, 3-12-85)