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0 ORDINANCE No. 2020-14 Page 3 EXHIBIT A ARTICLE V SECTION 6. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. (E) Promotions. The position of Chief of Police, and Chief of Fire, and Assistant Chief of Fire, when a vacancy occurs, shall be filled by promotion from among persons holding positions in the supervisory ranks Fank 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 willing to compete for such examination from the next supervisory ranks below, then the Commission has the authority to permit competition for such appointment from the next lower rank (patrol officer in the Police Department and firefighters in the Fire Department), 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 supervisory ranks, and to provide flexibility to go outside the department once supervisory ranks are no longer capable of providing 2 qualified and willing candidates. No positions, except the Chief of eaeh Depai meat the position of Chief of Police, Chief of Fire, and Assistant Chief of Fire, 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 nonapplication 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. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (E) of Article V, Section 6, of this Charter, all promotions of employees within the classified service shall be made in accordance with the JL general laws. (Amended 11-3-15.)