Common use of Appointments / Promotions Clause in Contracts

Appointments / Promotions. Appointments and promotions in all classified positions shall be made in accordance with the rules of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Columbus except when the Ohio Revised Code takes precedence or unless otherwise modified by this agreement. When a vacancy is to be filled in a class within the bargaining unit and no Civil Service eligible list is available, the Board will provisionally appoint one (1) of the three (3) most senior Board employees in the class eligible for promotion to the provisional position, provided at least three (3) eligible Board employees apply for such provisional promotion. Such appointment shall be made in a manner so as not to permit the provisional Board employee to gain permanent status in the provisional position without a test. When a vacancy is to be filled in a class which is the first level supervisor class above the bargaining unit series and no Civil Service eligible list is available, the Board may either make a limited provisional appointment of an eligible Board employee of its choice in such a manner as to not permit the provisional Board employee to gain permanent status in the provisional position without a test, or the Board may provisionally appoint the most senior eligible Board employee making application for the position.