The Director of Human Resources shall conduct competitive promotional examinations in accordance with the personnel regulations. In competitive promotional examinations, the Director shall admit to the examination all employees who meet the published qualification requirements. In unassembled examinations, he may establish appropriate rating schedules which may credit as appropriate the experience, training and service ratings of the applicants. The Director of Human Resources may create career ladders whereby employees can obtain promotions, without competition, by obtaining specialized training or certifications that will enable the employee to be “promoted in place”. This shall not apply in police or fire promotional examinations.
(Ord. passed 12-22-2003)