Final Rules (Amended 2022 09 19)_Rule 1 Corrected (1) - Flipbook - Page 26
RULE 6
RULE 6
RECRUITMENT AND EXAMINATIONS
6.1
Fair Employment Practices: Any technique or procedure used in recruitment and selection of
employees shall be designed to measure only the job related qualifications of applicants and their suitability
for a particular position. No recruitment or selection technique shall be used which is not justifiably linked
to successful job performance.
The City is committed to provide equal employment opportunities to all job applicants regardless of race,
color, gender, national origin, marital status, religion, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation/
identification.
6.2
Recruitment:
a. Basis of Recruitment: Whenever a vacancy occurs in any department of the City, the
appointing authority may request the recruitment of qualified applicants to fill such vacancy.
The request shall be accomplished by means of the proper form submitted to the Human
Resources Director. The Human Resources Director, pursuant to Appointment provisions,
shall seek qualified applicants to fill the vacancy.
b.
Advertising: The Human Resources Director shall distribute the Job Bulletin to such places
as the Director deems necessary to attract qualified applicants, and may advertise the vacancy
in a local or metropolitan newspaper of the Director’s choosing for such time and in such
manner as deemed appropriate. One copy of each Job Bulletin shall be posted on the bulletin
board of the Human Resources Department as long as the recruitment is in effect.
c.
Appeal: An appeal may be made directly to the Human Resources Director by any City
employee or applicant relative to Classified Service recruitment or examination matters
concerning an applicant, within ten (10) working days of written notification of examination
results. Appeals from the decision of the Human Resources Director may be made by filing a
written request directly to the Civil Service Commission.
6.3
Authority to Examine: Whenever the Human Resources Director is in receipt of a Certification
Request and is unable to fill the request by transfer, reinstatement, appointment from an active eligible
list, or for other reasons that an examination is desirable, the Human Resources Director shall conduct an
examination to establish a list of eligible persons for probationary appointment.
6.4
Commission Approval: Where an examination is required, the Human Resources Director shall
prepare a Job Bulletin and forward it to the Commission for approval. It shall not be necessary to obtain
additional Commission approval of a Job Bulletin if there have been no changes in the minimum
requirements, or examination components.
6.5
Job Bulletin: The Job Bulletin shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
a. The title of the position;
b. A brief description of the duties of the position;
c.
The minimum and maximum pay of the position;
d. The category of persons eligible to take the examination;
e. The components of the examination;
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