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RULE III POLICE and FIREFIGHTER PROMOTIONS Section 1: Promotional Examination Notice: Public notice of competitive promotional examinations shall unless waived by all persons eligible to participate, be published and posted in all appropriate departments not less than not less than thirty (30) days prior to the examination date. The notice shall contain a description of the source material from which the written examination questions are prepared. Such source material shall be readily accessible to examines. Contents of the qualifications for the examination notice should be prepared by the Appointing Authority and submitted to the Civil Service Commission Secretary no less than ten (10) days before the published notification of the examination. Section 2: Firefighter Promotions: a. The promotion of Firefighters shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 124.45 of the Ohio Revised Code except, that no Firefighter shall be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant who has not served a minimum of thirty-six (36) months within the North Olmsted Fire Department at the time of the scheduled promotional examination. b. No competitive promotional examination shall be held unless there are at least two (2) persons eligible to compete. c. In the event that there are not at least two candidates eligible for a promotional test, a probationary Fire Department officer shall be permitted to take the test before permitting an officer to the next lower rank to take the test. Section 3: Police Promotion: a. Promotion of Police Officer shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 124.44 of the Ohio Revised Code except, that no patrolman/patrolwoman shall be legible for a promotional examination in a higher rank who has not served at least thirty-six (36) months within the North Olmsted Police Department at the time of the scheduled promotional examination. b. No competitive promotional examination shall be held unless there are at least two (2) persons eligible to compete. Section 4: Nature of Promotional Examinations Promotional examinations including those for the Police or Fire Department may consist of a written examination, an oral assessment or a combination of the two (i.e. written examination and oral assessment). Promotional examinations shall be practical in character and shall relate directly to those matters which will fairly test the relative capacity of the person examined to discharge the particular duties of the position for which promotional appointment is sought. The Commission shall prescribe the subjects of each examination and the relative weights to be attached thereto; provided, however, that any 7 05-24-2004 Update