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Section 20. Promotion Promotional or open-promotional examinations may be conducted whenever in the opinion of the Personnel Officer, the needs of the service require. Only employees who meet the requirements set forth in the examination announcements may compete in promotional examinations. Insofar as consistent with the best interests of the department as determined by the City Manager vacancies in the department shall be filled by promotion from within the department after a promotional examination has been given and a promotional list established. Upon completion of all promotional testing, the names of the persons having the highest three (3) scores On the eli- gibility list shall be submitted to the Fire Chief for his/her consideration. An employee meeting the minimum qualifications may be temporarily promoted to an authorized position on an "acting" basis. The employee temporarily promoted shall be paid the minimum rate for the position to which he/she is promoted except that said rate shall be at least five percent (5%) above his/her regular rate of pay. The employee so promoted shall continue to receive this higher rate of pay until such time as the position is filled on a full-time basis. If, in the opinion of the Personnel Officer, a vacancy in the department could be filled better by an open- competitive examination instead of promotional examina- tion, he/she shall arrange an Open-competitive employment list consistent with the Personnel Rules. Section 21. Resignation, Reinstatement and Layoff 21.1 Automatic Resignation Failure to return at the expiration of a leave of absence or being absent without leave shall be considered an automatic resignation. Such a resignation may be rescinded by the City Manager if the employee submits satisfactory reasons for his/her absence within three (3) calendar days Of the date his/her resignation was effected. 21.2 Voluntary Resignation An employee may resign in good standing by submitting to the Fire Chief and Personnel Officer a written resig- nation stating the reasons therefor and effective date thereof at least two (2) weeks prior thereto. A statement as to the resigned employee's performance shall be forwarded to the Personnel Officer by the Fire Chief. 21.3 Reinstatement With the approval of the Personnel Officer, an employee who has resigned in good standing may be reinstated within two (2) years Of the effective date Of resignation, to a vacant position in the same or comparable class. Upon reinstatement, the employee, for all purposes, shall be considered as though he had received a new appointment. -16-