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 Aurora
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 13.5. CIVIL SERVICE

  § 13.5-15. Preference points.  

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  • (1)

    Original appointment.

    (a)

    Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in state law, persons who were engaged in active duty in the military or naval service of the United States for more than one hundred eighty (180) days shall receive a preference for original appointments to the classified civil service by adding five (5) points to the final grade average which they receive as a result of any examination held for original appointment. The numerical result thus attained shall be applied by the civil service commission in determining the position of such persons on any eligible list which has been created as a result of any examination for original appointment taken on or after August 15, 1992 for purposes of preference in certification and appointment from such eligible list. The preference points provided for in this subsection shall apply only to examinations held for original appointments and shall not apply to promotional examinations.

    (b)

    Police officer applicants:

    (1)

    Who have earned an associate degree, or who have earned at least sixty (60) semester hours or ninety (90) quarter hours shall receive two (2) points; or

    (2)

    Who have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, shall receive five (5) points.

    (c)

    Firefighter applicants who have successfully completed a certified paramedic training course in the Southern Fox Valley System and have received certification within one (1) year of application shall receive in the case of certification as an EMT-I, three (3) points; or in the case of certification as an EMT-P, five (5) points.

    (d)

    Applicants for employment who reside within the corporate limits of the City of Aurora shall receive five (5) points. Preference points for City of Aurora residency shall not be used in determining promotions.

    (e)

    Firefighter applicants who have been certified by the Aurora Fire Department as having successfully completed the Aurora Fire Department Explorer program shall receive three (3) points. Firefighter applicants who have been certified by the Aurora Fire Department as having successfully completed the Aurora Fire Department Explorer program and served in that program as an officer, shall receive five (5) points.

    (f)

    The total preference points under subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of this section may not, however, be more than five (5) points.

    (g)

    Persons eligible for preference points shall make application for said points in accordance with the rules of the civil service commission. These points shall be applied by the civil service commission in determining the position of applicants on any eligibility list which has been created as the result of the written examination for original entrance for purposes of preference in certification and appointment.

    (2)

    Promotions, military preference points. The Civil Service Commission shall give preference for promotional appointment according to 65 ILCS 5/10-1-16.

    In addition thereto, the commission shall give preference for promotional appointment to persons whose names appear on promotional eligible registers that may hereafter be created, by adding to the final grade average of any promotional examination, seven-tenths of one percent (.7) for each six (6) months of inactive duty training (also known as "weekend drills"), active duty training (also known as "annual training," "active duty for training," and "active duty special work") and mobilization for reserve military and national guard service not exceeding thirty (30) months.

(Ord. No. O03-102, § 1, 8-12-03; Ord. No. O08-66, § 1, 6-24-08)

Editor's note

Formerly section 33-55.