Howard County                                   2763

1.    Public notice of open competitive examinations shall be given
at least two weeks in advance of the last date of filing of applications
by means of announcements posted on the official bulletin boards at
the Court House, County Office Building, Roads Department and water
and sewer maintenance shops and any other places the Personnel Officer
may deem proper.

2.    Each announcement of an open competitive examination shall
state: The title of the class; the pay grade and range of the class;
the nature of the work to be performed; any minimum and special quali-
fications which may be required for admission to the examination; the
nature of the tests to be used; the requirements as to qualifications to
be met or critical scores to be attained in any of the tests, or pre-
requisites to eligibility. On failure of any candidate to meet or attain
such qualifications or scores, other tests of the examination need not
be given or rated.

D.  Scheduling and Announcement of Promotional Examinations

1.    A promotional examination may be held when a vacancy exists
or is anticipated which is to be filled by promotions, and whenever the
list of eligibles available for certification and promotion is, in the judgment
of the Personnel Officer, inadequate or insufficient.

2.    Notice of examinations for promotion shall be given by posting
the announcement on the official bulletin boards at the Court House,
County Office Building, Roads Department and Water and Sewer main-
tenance shops and by such other means as the Personnel Officer deems
adequate.

3.    Each announcement of a promotional examination shall state:
The title of the class; class or classes of positions within which em-
ployees shall be deemed entitled to compete in such examination; the
minimum and special qualifications which may be required for admission
to the examination; the nature of the tests to be used; the requirements
as to qualifications to be met or critical scores to be attained in any
of the tests of prerequisites to eligibility. On failure of any candidate
to meet or attain such qualifications or scores, other tests of the exam-
ination need not be given or rated.

E.    Form of Application

1. Applications shall be made on forms prescribed by the Personnel
Officer. Such forms shall require information relating to experience, train-
ing, residence and such other pertinent information as may be requested
in the public announcement of the examination and shall contain a signed
certificate whereby the applicant certifies to the truth and accuracy of
all statements made therein.

F.    Appointments

1.    All vacancies in positions under the Classified Service which shall
occur before the holding of the next examination shall be filled from
said eligible list as so certified.

2.    An individual whose name appears on an eligible list shall be
eligible for appointment to that position or a position of lower classi-
fication in the same grouping of jobs.