(a) Promotion to any position in the classified service shall be by means of examination, except as otherwise provided by the ordinances and civil service rules of the city. Examinations for promotion shall be held when there are one or more persons eligible to take the examinations and it is considered for the good of the city to hold the examination.
(b) An original entrance examination may also be held when:
(1) There are not more than two persons eligible for promotion to a class of position covered by a collective bargaining agreement, unless otherwise specifically set forth in that agreement; or
(2) There are not more than six persons eligible for promotion to a class of position under civil service not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 3.133; 1992 Code, § 30-40) (Ord. 87-91, passed 11-25-1991; Ord. 84-92, passed 9-28-1992)