The Civil Service Commission shall provide by rule for the ascertainment of merit and fitness as the basis for appointment and promotion in the service of the City, as required by the Constitution and/or the laws of the State of Ohio, and for appeals from the action of the Mayor in any case of transfer, reduction or removal. The action of the Commission on any such appeal shall be final except as otherwise provided by the laws of Ohio. Civil Service examination shall not be required for the appointment of any member of a board or commission, or any head of a department, or any assistant to the Director of Law or to the Director of Finance, or any secretary to the Mayor or to the head of any department, or any officer or employee appointed by the Council, or for appointment to any other office or position requiring peculiar and exceptional qualifications.
A Civil Service examination shall be required for the Division of Police, the Division of Fire, the Building Commissioner, and the Building Department Inspectors. The current Building Commissioner and Building Department Inspectors who are serving the City of Wickliffe before the taking effect of this Charter revision may be retained in those same positions or any similar position without written examination.
Except as herein provided, the Civil Service Commission shall determine the practicability of competitive examinations for any nonelective officer or job classification in the service of the City. (Amended 11-4-08.)