HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-95 RESOLUTION NO. 19-95
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of
Port Angeles, Washington, amending the rules of
the Civil Service Commission related to the
composition of the Interview Board and the rule
of three.
WHEREAS, PAMC 2.22.041(B) (1) provides that the Civil
Service Commission shall promulgate Civil Service rules necessary
to carry out and enforce the purpose of the Civil Service Ordinance
and that such rules shall be subject to adoption by resolution of
the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission has promulgated Civil
Service rules, which the City Council adopted by Resolution 24-89
and has subsequently amended by other resolutions; and
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission has proposed amending
the Civil Service ordinance and rules for entry level exams by
increasing the rule of three (3) to a rule of five (5) and changing
the composition of the Interview Board;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Port Angeles as follows:
1. The rules of the Port Angeles Civil Service Commission
are hereby amended by revising Sections 6.03 Interview Board, 6.09
Pre-Employment Testinq, and 7.05 Certification to read as set
forth in the attached Exhibit A.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at
a regular meeting of said Council held on the 5th day of September,
1995.
ATTEST:
~arOl A. Hagar, D~uty
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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6.03 Interview BoaFd. The Interview Board shall be composed ,
of three (3) persons. One member shall be the Chief Examiner or
his/her designee. The Chief Examiner shall appoint the other two
members. One me,her shall be a lay person who shall be a citizen
of Port Angeles. One member shall be a uniformed professional with
experience and expertise with respect to the particular position
for which the interviews are being conducted; PROVIDED that for
promotional exam~ such uniformed professional member shall not be
an employee of the City of Port Angeles: for entry levgl
examinations, the uniformed professional shall be a management
position within the respective department.
Section 6.09 Pre-Employment Testing. Candidates certified
from the eligible list shall be subject to pre-employment testing,
including medical, psychological examination, background
investigation, reference checks, and polygraph, if necessary;
provided, however, polygraph examination shall be administered only
for entry-level applicants. In the event the candidate fails one
or more of the pre-employment examinations, the Chief Examiner may
recommend to the Commission to have the individual removed from the
eligible list with notice to the candidate s=ating the reason for
such removal. In this event, an additional name will be certified
to the Department Head for consideration so that the Department
Head has tq%~ee five qualified candidates in which to consider for
his/her hiring decision.
EXHIBIT "A"
7.05 Certification
1. Certification to fill a vacancy shall be made by the
Secretary from established~registers. The eligible list through
the open examination process shall be used (excluding promotional
positions) unless the Department Head requests permission from the
Commission to fill the vacant position by lateral entry
examination.
2. Rule of Three/Five: The top three names scores on the
eligible list for entry level positions and the top five scores on
the eliqible list for promotional positions shall be certified to
the Department Head. Should any of the ~ ...... c- ~-~ -~
candidates be found invalid, removed from the list, or disqualified
in some manner, an additional name shall be certified from the list
to the Department Head so that three qualified candidates for entry
level positions and five qualified candidates for promotional
oositions are available to seiec5 from for his/her hirlng decision.
EXHIBIT "A"