84-06 144.07 General Promotional Appointments -Civil Svc

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Please substitute for 84-06 (Placed on 1st reading 11-20-06 and referred to R & O; Placed on 2® reading 12-4-06) ORDINANCE NO. 84-06 FitzGerald, Madigan, $eelie. 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 general promotional appointments to a civil service position. WHEREAS, this ordinance is necessary in that any Rules and Regulations of the Lakewood 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 the Rules and Regulations, the Commission recommends that general promotional appointments be reflected as described in the proposed ordinance. Now, therefore BE 1T ORDAINED BYTHE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That a new Section within Chapter 144, Civil Service Commission, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood is hereby created to read as follows: 144.XX PROCEDURE FOR PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, promotional examinations and appointments shall be conducted in the same way as has been established for original appointments. (b) All promotions shall be made by examinations conducted by the Commission or designee as outlined in these rules. The Commission may establish the length of service in the next lower class, grade or position and other reasonable requirements to determine eligibility for the examination. Ali such requirements shall be specified at the time of posting notice for the exam. (c) Such notice shall be posted as determined by the Commission. (d) At the discretion of the Commission credits for performance ratings of applicants for any promotional examination may be given. In no case, however, shall the performance rating be given a weight of more than fifteen percent (15%). The examination announcement will indicate what weight performance ratings will be given. If performance ratings are used, the system implemented by the appointing authority to establish the ratings shall be as prescribed by the Commission. If performance ratings are not used, an applicant may be disqualified for demonstrated poor conduct or lack of capacity in office. (e) In promotional examinations, seniority in service may be added to the examination grade. Such credit for seniority shall not be added unless the applicants achieve a passing score on the exam which may include a rating for performance evaluation. Credit for seniority shall be determined as follows: