81-06 A 144.04 Additional Credits - Civil Service Position (amended 3/15/10 - 20-10)

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Please substitute for 81 "06 PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE RULES & ORDINANCES COMMITTEE 11/20/06, 2ND READING 12/4/06. ORDINANCE NO. 81-06,,; BY: Antonío~ Butler~ Demro~ Dever, FitzGerald, Madigan, Seelíe. AN ORDINANCE to create a new section within Chapter 144, Civil Service Commission, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to set out additionai credits extended to candidates for original appointment toa civil service position. WHEREAS, this ordinance is necessary in that any Rules and Regulations of the Lakewóod Civil Service Commission which differ from the Ohio Revised Code must be enacted by ordinance; and WHEREAS, based on the experience of the Civil Service Commission and their extensive review of thè Rules and Regulations, the Commission recommends that the additional credits extended to candidates be refiected as described in the proposed ordinance. Now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That a new Section within Chapter 144, Civil Service Commission, of the Cpdified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood is hereby created to read as follows: 144.XX ADDITIONAL CREDITS (a) An applicant otherwise eligible and qualified for original appointment to the position of Patrol Officer shall be extended the following additional credit for a degree from a nationally accredited college or university, if the applicant can satisfactorily furnish proof of same. Only one such additional credit may be added to any individual applicant's score. Percentaae of Passing Score Dearee 2% Associate 5% Bachelor (b) Credit for Active Service in United States Military: Any applicant otherwise eligible and qualified may receive additional credit as follows for active military service with any branch of the United States military including the Coast Guard. No such additional credit may be awarded unless the applicant in question received an Honorable Discharge, or a General Discharge under Honorable Conditions from the service. Discharges under other than honorable conditions, including without limitation, General, Undesirable, and For the Good of the Service, shall make the applicant ineiigible for such additional credit. Such credits shall be added to a passing score as follows: 1. For each year of honorable service, or any part thereof, one (1) point shall be added to a passing score, up to a maximum of three (3) points.