(a) Request for Certification. On completion and establishment of an eligible list for a classification, the Commission shall notify the Director in writing of the existence of such eligible list. When a vacancy in an authorized position in the classified service is to be filled from the eligible list, the Director shall make a written request of the Commission for certification of the names eligible for such position.
(b) Certification From Eligible List. On receipt of a request for certification of an eligible list to fill a vacancy, the Commission shall certify to the Director the names of the three persons standing highest on the eligible list. When more than one vacancy is to be filled in a classification, the Commission shall certify the number of names equal to the number of vacancies to be filled and three more in addition thereto, provided, that a fewer number may be certified when there is not the required number on the eligible list. In the event of tie/identical scores as provided in Section 149.13
(a)(2), the number of persons certified shall be determined by “Random Lot”. Said “Random Lot” shall be conducted by the Civil Service Commission of the City in order to comply with Section 5.04
of the Urbana City Charter.
(Ord. 4089. Passed 6-8-99.)
(c) Placement of Lay-Offs on the Eligible List. When any regular appointee is laid off, the name of such person shall be placed at the top of the eligible list for the classification from which the employee is laid off. If there is no existing eligible list at the time, the name of such person shall constitute one. When two or more persons have been laid off, whether at the same time or not, their names shall be placed at the to be of such eligible list in the order of their appointment in the classification held by them when laid off. Such persons shall be eligible for certification and reappointment for a period of one year thereafter.
(d) Notice of Certification. When the name of an eligible is certified to the Director, the Director shall notify the eligible in writing at the address of the eligible as it appears in the records of the Director. Such notice shall include the deadline by which the eligible must respond to the Director.
(e) Waiver of Certification. An eligible may waive certification by notification in writing to the Director, but certification may not be waived more than two times. A waiver of certification shall remain in effect until withdrawn, but a waiver may not exceed six months. After two waivers or after six months have passed on a waiver, the name shall be removed from the eligible list. Whenever one or more of the eligibles who have been certified waives certification or fails to respond to the notice of certification, the Commission shall supplement the certification list by an equal number of additional names.
(f) Objection. If the Director objects to the certification of any eligible person, specific reasons for objection shall be given in writing to the Commission. Any cause in Section 149.03
(c) shall be deemed sufficient reason for an objection, but the Commission may approve objection for other causes. The person against whom objection is made may be granted a hearing by the Commission, at which time the Director may present the objection. If the objection is sustained by the Commission, the next highest name on the eligible list shall be certified.
(1984 Code Sec. 35.33)