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EXHIBIT A ARTICLE V ~~~ SECTION 6. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (E) Promotions. ~~~ The position of Chief of Police and Chief of Fire when a vacancy occurs, shall be filled b~promotion from amongpersons holdingpositions in the rank below providing that there are two or more persons in such next lower rank who are willing to take the examination and are qualified pursuant to standards as determined by the Civil Service Commission . In the event there are not two persons willin t~ o compete for such examination from the next lower supervisory rank then the Commission has the authority to permit competition for such appointment from the next lower rank as well as to include competition from qualified individuals outside the Department as determined by the Civil Service Commission. The intent being to provide promotions from s~ervisory ranks and to provide flexibility to ~o outside the department once supervisory ranks are no lon eg r capable of providing 2 qualified and willing candidates. No positions except the Chiefs of each Department, above the rank of patrol officer in the Police Department or firefighter in the Fire Department shall be filled by original appointment. Vacancies in positions above the rank of patrol officer or firefighter shall be filled by promotion from among persons holding positions in a rank lower than the position to be filled in the respective department. Promotion shall be by successive ranks so far as practicable. No person in either the Police Department or the Fire Department shall be eligible to take an examination for promotion to a position in a higher rank unless the person has served at least twenty-four (24) months in the next lower rank, provided in those cases where there are less than two persons in such next lower rank who have served twenty-four (24) months, therein and are willing to take the examination, the twenty-four (24) month service requirement shall not apply. If the non-application of the twenty-four (24) month service requirement to persons in the next lower rank does not produce two (2) persons eligible and willing to compete, then the same method shall be followed by going to successively lower ranks until two (2) or more persons are eligible and willing to compete in an examination for the vacancy. In the event two (2) persons are unwilling to compete for such examination, then the one (1) person who is willing to compete shall be appointed to fill the vacancy after passing a qualifying examination. Y^ ^b ~Y \ / J ~ r o 7 ~ l