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December 9, 1969 (g) Hear and determine appeals respecting officers or employees, who are included in the classified service by the previsions of this article, concerning their removal, suspension, demotion or discharge, as hereinafter provided for. (h) Provide for, formulate and hold competitive tests to determine the relative qualifications of persons who seek employment in any class or position and as a result thereof establish eligible lists for the various classes of positions, and to provide that men laid off because of curtailment of expenditures, reduction in force, and for like causes, head the list i~:the order of their seniority, to the end that they shall be the first to be re-employed. (i) When a vacant position is to be filled, to certify to the appointing authority on written request, the names of the three persons highest on the eligible list for the class. No ~emporary or provisional appointment shall continue for a period longer than four months; nor shall any person redeive more than one provisional appointment or serve more than four months as a provisional appointee in any fiscal year. (j) Keep such records as may be necessary for the proper administration of the civil service provisions of this article. 11.03. Annual Appropriation Required. Annually, the city council shall~appropriate funds for the operation of the civil service comnaission. The commission shall annually submit its budget request in accordance with the procedures established for other offices, agencies and departments of the city. § 11.04. Compensation for Commission Members. The city council of the City of Portsmouth may hereafter, if and when it deems tha~ the work of the civil service commission warrants it, fix the salary or compensation to be paid the members of the said commission, and provide for the method of its payment, and the said council shall make any necessary provisions for carrying out the intent and purposes of this act. § 11.05. Legislation to Put Article into Effect. The city council shall have power to enact appropriate legislation to implement this article. ~ 11.06. Administration of Civil Service. The classified civil service provisions of this article shall include all firelight and policemen employed on a regular full-time basis by the police and fire departments and all other employees of the city who may come within the purview of this article as hereinafter provided, but shall not include the chief or deputy chief of thy police or fire departments or the head or assistant head of any other department. However, if a member of the police department o~fire department is appointed as chief or deputy chief of that department and is afterwards removed from such position, he shall be reinstated to his former position in the department for which he has qualified under the civil service regulations, provided, he is not subject to dismissal under any of the provisions of Section ll.09 of this article. All appointments 5o and promotions in said departments shall be made solely on merit, efficiency and fitness, which shall be ascertained by open competitive examination and impartial investigation. ~ ll.0?. Adoption and Induction of Incumbents. All persons holding a position in the police or fire departments, not including the chiefs and deputy chiefs thereof, when this act takes effect, Who shall have served in such position for a period of at least one year last past continuously are hereby declared eligible for permanent appointment under civil service to the offices, pla~es, positions or employments which they shall then hold, respectively, without examinatio~ or other act on their parT, and no~ on probation; and every such person is hereby automati~ cally adopted and inducted permanently into civil service, into such office, place, positions or employments which such person then holds as completely and effectually to all intents and purposes as if such person had been permanently appointed thereto under civil service after examination and investigation.~ §ill.08. Appointments to Vacant Positions. (a) Whenever a position in the classified service becomes vacant, the appointing power, if it desires 5o fill the vacancy, shall make requisition upon the commission for the names and addresses of persons eligible for appointment thereto. The commission shall certify the three names highest on the eligible list for the class to which the vacant position has been allocated who are willing to accept employment. If there is no appropriate list for the class, the commission shall certify the names of the three persons standing highest on said list held appropriate for such class. If more than one vacancy is ~o be filled,and additional name shall be certified for each additional vacancy. The appointing power shall forthwith appoint one of such persons to such vacant position. (b) Whenever requisition is to be made, or whenever a position is held by a temporary appointee and an eligible list for the class of such position exists, the commission shall forthwith certify the names of the three persons eligible for appoint- ment to the appointing power, and said appointing power shall forthwith appoint a person so certified to said position.