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R ULE III POLICE and FIREFIGHTER PROMOTIONS Section 1: Promotional Examination Notice a. The Civil Service Commission may solicit by correspondence from those eligible to compete in the promotional examination the affirmation or waiver of such a privilege to compete. Amended 10/15/07 b. 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 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 participants; however, contrary to Revised Code Section 124.45, failure to comply with this requirement shall not make void the pursuant examination. Content of the examination notice and the qualifications of the applicants shall be determined by the Civil Service Commission. Test material may include but shall not be limited by the test subjects addressed in Revised Code Section 124.45, as determined by the Commission upon consultation with testing companies selected by the Commission to fashion such tests, which shall include a written component and may also include additional practical methods or oral assessments deemed appropriate by the Commission and weighted in its discretion. Amended 4/21/08 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 eligible for promotional examination to the rank immediately above the rank of regular firemen who has not served a minimum of forty-eight (48) months in the rank of regular fireman, not including the probationary period, within the North Olmsted Fire Department at the time of the scheduled promotional examination; provided however that in those cases where there are less than two persons who have minimum service period shall not apply and candidates with less than the requisite service time shall be eligible for such promotional examination. Amended 4/21/08 b. 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 of the next lower rank to take the test. Section 3: Police Promotions Promotion of Police Officer shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 124.44 of the Ohio Revised Code except that positions above thera ro ma a be filled by promotion from among persons who have served at lea thirty-six�(36)monthin the next lower rank, not including probationary period, with the olice Department at the time of the scheduled promotional examination and except that such I