400.9 - PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONS AND PROCEDURES.

        400.9  PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONS AND PROCEDURES.         1.  The commission shall, at such times as shall be found      necessary, under such rules as shall be prescribed and published in      advance by the commission, and posted in the city hall, hold      competitive promotional examinations for the purpose of determining      the qualifications of applicants for promotion to a higher grade      under civil service, which examinations shall be practical in      character, and shall relate to such matters as will fairly test the      ability of the applicant to discharge the duties of the position to      which the applicant seeks promotion.         2.  The commission shall establish guidelines for conducting the      examinations under subsection 1.  It may prepare and administer the      examinations or may hire persons with expertise to do so if the      commission approves the examinations and if the examinations apply to      the position in the city for which the applicant is taking the      examination.  It may also hire persons with expertise to consult in      the preparation of such examinations if the persons so hired are      employed to aid personnel of the commission in assuring that a fair      examination is conducted.  A fair examination shall explore the      competence of the applicant in the particular field of examination.      The names of persons approved to administer any examination under      this section shall be posted in the city hall at least twenty-four      hours prior to the examination.         3.  Vacancies in civil service promotional grades shall be filled      by lateral transfer, voluntary demotion, or promotion of employees of      the city to the extent that the city employees qualify for the      positions.  When laterally transferred, voluntarily demoted, or      promoted, an employee shall hold full civil service rights in the      position.  If an employee of the city does not pass the promotional      examination and otherwise qualify for a vacated position, or if an      employee of the city does not apply for a vacated position, an      entrance examination may be used to fill the vacancy.         4.  If there is a certified list of qualified candidates for a      promotional appointment, the following procedures shall be followed:         a.  A publication stating that interviews are being scheduled      to make a new certified list to fill a vacancy in a civil service      promotional grade classification shall be posted for at least five      working days before the closing date for the interviews in the same      locations where examination notices are posted.         b.  An employee who wishes to voluntarily demote or to      laterally transfer into a vacancy and has previously been or is      currently in the classification where the vacancy exists, shall      notify the civil service commission of the employee's interest in the      vacant position.  The employee shall be added to the list of      candidates to be interviewed and considered for the vacancy.         5.  If there is no certified list of qualified candidates for a      promotional appointment, the following procedures shall be followed:         a.  When an examination announcement is posted to make a      certified list of qualified candidates, the announcement shall also      state that an employee who has been or is currently employed in the      classification where the vacancy exists, may notify the civil service      commission of the employee's interest in the vacant position.  Upon      notification, the employee shall be added to the list of candidates      for an interview and consideration for the vacant position.         b.  All civil service employees of a city who meet the minimum      qualifications for a classification, shall have the right to compete      in the civil service examination process to establish a certified      list of qualified candidates.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C31, 35, § 5696-d1; C39, § 5696.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66,      71, 73, § 365.9; C75, 77, 79, 81, § 400.9] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         86 Acts, ch 1138, § 5; 88 Acts, ch 1085, §1, 2; 97 Acts, ch 162, §      5; 2009 Acts, ch 111, §3