Can anybody on a certification list be hired?
A. In accordance with the City Charter, a department can select any person in the three highest scores on the certification list. The department is entitled to consider 5 more candidates than the number of vacancies the department wishes to fill. For example, if there is one vacancy, the department may consider at least 6 candidates; if there are 2 vacancies, the department may consider at least 7 candidates, and so on. If there are not enough candidates in the top three scores to provide the department with at least 5 more than the number of vacancies, the department may consider candidates in the next score(s) that will make available at least five more candidates than the number of vacancies to be filled.
