Deputy Chiefs be unable to reach agreement on the rankings for any position, the
procedure set forth in Paragraphs K. 3 & 4 below shall be utilized. In the case of a
tie score between candidates, the candidate with most time in-grade shall be ranked
higher.
K. — The oral interview process shall be administered as follows:
1. Eligible candidates as defined in Paragraphs D through H above
shall be interviewed by a panel that consists of a quorum of the Board of
Fire Commissioners and the Chief of the Department or designee.
2. A representative from Human Resources will assist in the
process.
3. After all eligible candidates have been interviewed, each panel
member shall rank the candidates relative to each other. For Lieutenant
candidates, panel members shall give their highest ranked candidate nine (9)
points and so on to one (1) point for their lowest ranked candidate. For
Captain candidates, panel members shall give their highest ranked candidate
six (6) points and so on to one (1) point for their lowest ranked candidate.
For Deputy candidates, panel members shall give their highest ranked
candidate three (3) points and so on to one (1) point for their lowest ranked
candidate.
4, The Human Resources representative will collect all rankings
and add the points for each candidate to determine the aggregate score for
each candidate. All scores shall be given to the Human Resources
representative and they will notify by mail candidates who have passed with
NO scores just that the candidate has passed and is moving on in the
promotional process. Once the interviews are complete and all scores are
added then all candidates shall be notified by mail their final score and
placement on the promotional list. The Lieutenant candidates receiving the
highest aggregate score shall be awarded nine (9) points for the interview
and so on to one (1) point for the lowest aggregate score. Captain candidates
receiving the highest aggregate score shall be awarded six (6) points for the
interview and so on to one (1) point for the lowest aggregate score. The
Deputy Chief candidate receiving the highest aggregate score shall be
awarded three (3) points for the interview and so on to one (1) point for the
lowest aggregate score. The Human Resources representative will submit the
panel’s final rankings to the Fire Commission. In the case of a tie score
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