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a.The commission, within one hundred eighty days after the beginning of each
competitive examination for original appointment, shall certify to the city council a list of
the names of forty persons, or a lesser number as determined by the commission, who
qualify with the highest standing as a result of each examination for the position they seek
to fill, or the number which have qualified if less than forty, in the order of their standing,
and all newly created offices or other vacancies in positions under civil service which occur
before the beginning of the next examination for the positions shall be filled from the lists,
or from the preferred list existing if provided for in case of diminution of employees, within
thirty days. If a tie occurs in the examination scores which would q
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1. a. The commission, within one hundred eighty days after the beginning of each
competitive examination for original appointment, shall certify to the city council a list of
the names of forty persons, or a lesser number as determined by the commission, who
qualify with the highest standing as a result of each examination for the position they seek
to fill, or the number which have qualified if less than forty, in the order of their standing,
and all newly created offices or other vacancies in positions under civil service which occur
before the beginning of the next examination for the positions shall be filled from the lists,
or from the preferred list existing if provided for in case of diminution of employees, within
thirty days. If a tie occurs in the examination scores which would qualify persons for the
last position on the list, the list of the names of the persons who qualify with the highest
standing as a result of each examination shall include all persons who qualify for the last
position. Preference for temporary service in civil service positions shall be given those
on the lists. However, the commission may certify a list of names eligible for appointment
subject to successfully completing a medical examination. The medical examination shall
be provided pursuant to commission rules adopted under section 400.8.
b. The commission may hold in reserve, for original appointments, additional lists of forty
persons, each next highest in standing, in order of their grade, or such number as may qualify
if less than forty. If the list of up to forty persons provided in the first paragraph is exhausted
within one year, the commission may certify such additional lists of up to forty persons each,
in order of their standing, to the council as eligible for appointment to fill such vacancies as
may exist.
2. a. The commission, within ninety days after the beginning of each competitive
examination for promotion, shall certify to the city council a list of names of the ten persons
who qualify with the highest standing as a result of each examination for the position the
persons seek to fill, or the number which have qualified if less than ten, in the order of their
standing and all newly created offices or other vacancies in positions under civil service
which occur before the beginning of the next examination for the positions shall be filled
from the lists, or from the preferred list existing if provided for in the case of diminution of
employees, within thirty days. If a tie occurs in the examination scores which would qualify
persons for the tenth position on the list, the list of names of the persons who qualify with
the highest standing as a result of each examination shall include all persons who qualify
for the tenth position.
b. Exceptwherethepreferredlistexists,personsonthecertifiedeligiblelistforpromotion
shall hold preference for promotion for two years following the date of certification, except
for certified eligible lists of fire fighters as defined in section 411.1, subsection 11, which lists
shall hold preference for three years upon approval of the commission, after which the lists
shall be canceled and promotion to the grade shall not be made until a new list has been
certified eligible for promotion.
3. When there is no such preferred list or certified eligible list, or when the eligible list
shall be exhausted, the person or body having the appointing power may temporarily fill a
newly created office or other vacancy only until an examination can be held and the names
of qualified persons be certified by the commission, and such temporary appointments are
herebylimitedtoninetydaysforanyonepersoninthesamevacancy, butsuchlimitationshall
not apply to persons temporarily acting in positions regularly held by another. A temporary
appointment to a position regularly held by another shall, whenever possible, be made
according to the certified eligible list. Any person temporarily filling a vacancy in a position
of higher grade for twenty days or more, shall receive the salary paid in such higher grade.