As soon as possible after the completion of each examination, the Secretary of the Board shall prepare an eligible list upon which shall appear the name of each applicant who received a passing grade in the examination. The names on the eligible list shall be arranged, from the highest to the lowest, in the order of the final weighted score received by each eligible. Applicants who qualify for veterans' preference points shall have those points added to their passing score prior to being ranked on the eligibility list. The eligible list shall be filed in the office of the City Manager and a copy posted on the bulletin board in the Municipal Building. The eligible list shall also indicate the date of its preparation.
When two or more eligible applicants shall receive the same final weighted score, the order in which the names of such persons shall appear on the eligible list shall be determined by their respective scores on that part of the examination assigned the greatest weight. In the event that two or more qualifying applicants also receive identical scores on that part of the examination assigned the greatest weight, the order of listing shall be determined by the order in which the applications were numbered for recording purposes.
The eligible list shall be effective for one year from the date of its preparation, unless extended by the Board for up to one additional year. The Board may, however, void an eligible list at any time after six months from the date of its preparation or at any time there are fewer than three names remaining on the eligible list.
Whenever the City Council shall determine the need for a reduction in the number of civil service employees in a department, the Board shall prepare and maintain a list of the names of all furloughed employees, together with the position held by each employee at the time of furlough. The names on the furlough list shall be arranged in priority order based on the length of service of each furloughed employee.