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one of the persons so certified. If there are fewer than three names on an eligible list, the <br />Commission may certify them. The appointing authority may appoint one or reject all. If the <br />appointing authority rejects all such names the eligible list shall thereupon terminate. <br />(g) If there are fewer than three individuals within the classified service that meet the <br />minimum requirements for promotional exam, the appointing authority may elect to conduct an <br />open, competitive exam according to original appointment procedures to fill said vacancy. <br />(h) Subsections (a) through (g) hereof are specifically intended to supersede State Code <br />provisions on the general promotion for appointments to a civil service position. <br />is hereby repealed. <br />Section 4. That new Section 144.08 Procedure for Promotions for Uniformed Police and <br />Fire, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, is hereby enacted to read as follows: <br />144.08 PROCEDURE FOR PROMOTIONS FOR UNIFORMED POLICE AND FIRE. <br />(a) Promotions for uniformed Police and Fire shall be from class to class from the lowest to highest. No <br />person shall be eligible to take any promotional examination without having served two years with the City <br />of Lakewood in the highest grade in the next lower class by the date of such examination. This requirement <br />may be waived by the Commission if only one person is eligible, or if only one eligible person is willing to <br />take such examination. In that event, persons having served at least two years with the City of Lakewood in <br />the then next lower grade in the next lower class shall also be eligible to take such examination. <br />(b) In no case shall any person be considered for the position of Chief unless he or she has served a <br />minimum of ten (10) years with that division in the City of Lakewood. <br />(c) In no case shall a lateral entry police officer be eligible to test for the position of Sergeant without <br />having served a minimum of 6 years with the City of Lakewood Division of Police. <br />(d) At the discretion of the Commission credit for performance ratings of the applicants maybe considered <br />in the determination of a final score. In no case, however, shall the performance evaluation constitute more <br />than fifteen percent (15%) of the applicant's final score. Performance evaluations shall be on forms and in a <br />manner prescribed by the Commission. <br />(e) Applicants, otherwise eligible for promotion, who achieve a passing score on a promotional exam shall <br />receive credit for seniority which shall be determined as follows: <br />(1) Each of the first four (4) full years of service shall be counted as one half (.50) a point. <br />(2) Each full year of the next ten (10) years of service shall be counted as eight- tenths (.80) of a point. <br />Seniority credit shall be calculated based on the date of the first component of the promotional examination <br />and shall only include years of service with the City of Lakewood. <br />(f) The Commission shall conduct the examinations in accordance with the general rules of the <br />Commission governing examinations. <br />(g) After the exams are scored, eligible lists shall be created. The Commission shall certify the three <br />applicants standing highest on the list to the appointing authority who shall appoint one of the persons so <br />certified. If there are fewer than three names on an eligible list, the Commission may certify them. The <br />appointing authority may appoint one or reject all. If the appointing authority rejects all such names the <br />eligible list shall thereupon terminate. <br />(h) If there are fewer than three individuals within the classified service that meet the minimum <br />requirements for promotional exam, the appointing authority may elect to conduct an open, competitive exam <br />according to original appointment procedures to fill said vacancy. <br />(i) Subsections (a) through (g) hereof are specifically intended to supersede State Code provisions on the <br />general promotion for appointments to a civil service position <br />Section 5. It is hereby found and determined that all formal actions of this Council <br />concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were passed in an open meeting of this <br />Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such <br />