between candidates, the candidate with most time in-grade shall be ranked
higher.
L. The Fire Commission shall meet to compile and approve the
promotional lists. The Fire Commissioners shall add the points from the oral
interview and Deputy Chiefs’ rankings to the combined written examination score
and years of service point / in-grade points for each candidate. The candidates
shall be ranked from the highest overall score to the lowest overall score and these
shall constitute the promotional lists. In the case of a tie score between candidates,
the candidate with most time in-grade shall be ranked higher.
M. Promotions shall be made within forty-five (45) days of the vacancy
from the names on the promotional lists. Regardless of vacancies, a promotional
list for the Lieutenant, Captain and Deputy Chief ranks will be formulated by May
lst and stand for twenty-four months or until depleted. Promotions from these
promotional lists will be made as vacancies in the applicable ranks occur. When a
vacancy occurs, the Fire Commissioners shall, except as provided below, offer the
candidate ranked first on the appropriate promotional list the first vacancy and so
on until the list is exhausted or expires. The Fire Commissioners may skip over
candidates on the promotional lists for suspensions imposed within three (3) years
of the promotional opportunities. The Fire Commissioners may skip over
candidates on the promotional lists for written warnings imposed within six (6)
months of promotional opportunities, except that candidates for Deputy Chief
vacancies shall be skipped over no more than one (1) time; candidates for Captain
vacancies shall not be skipped over more than two (2) times; and, candidates for
Lieutenant vacancies shall not be skipped over more than three (3) times. The
candidate’s name will remain on the list and will be reconsidered each time a
vacancy occurs subject to the Fire Commissioners’ right to skip over the candidate
until the list expires or is depleted or the discipline is removed from the candidate’s
file. In the event that the list 1s exhausted, the Deputy Chief’s review (Paragraph J)
and the oral interview process (Paragraph K), will be used to formulate another list
using the eligible candidates specified in Paragraphs D through F. Seniority points
and time in rank points will be recalculated as of the date a vacancy occurs and
candidates may change position on the promotional list as a result. N. For the rank
of Lieutenant and Acting Lieutenant, an applicant must have completed five (5)
consecutive years of service as a Fire Private with the Nashua Fire Department to
be eligible to take the examinations. Eligibility for the tests to be given under
Paragraph E above shall be determined as of March 1. Eligibility for the tests to be
given under Paragraph H above shall be determined as of the date the vacancy
occurs. However, a Fire Private whose anniversary date for five years of service
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