§ 341A.8 — Bases of appointments and promotions

Iowa § 341A.8

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 341A: CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS

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1. All appointments to and promotions to classified civil service positions in the office
of county sheriff shall be made solely on merit, efficiency, and fitness, which shall be
ascertained by open competitive examinations and impartial investigations, and no person
in the classified civil service shall be reinstated in or transferred, suspended, or discharged
from any such place, position, or employment contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
2. Whenever possible, vacancies shall be filled by promotion. Promotion shall be
made from among deputy sheriffs qualified by competitive examination, training, and
experience to fill the vacancies and whose length of service entitles them to consideration.
The commission shall for the purpose of certifying to the sheriff the list of deputy sheriffs
eligible for promotion, rate the qualified deputy sheriffs on the basis of their service record,
experience in the work, seniority, and military service ratings. Seniority shall be controlling
only when other factors are equal. The names of not more than the ten highest on the list of
ratings shall be certified. The certified eligible list for promotion shall hold preference for
promotion until the beginning of a new examination, but in no case shall such preference
continue longer than two years following the date of certification, after which said list shall
be canceled and no promotion to such grade shall be made until a new list has been certified
eligible for promotion. The sheriff shall appoint one of the ten certified persons.

Legislative History

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.8]