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2. Seniority 10% <br /> 3. Oral Examination 20% <br /> 4. Ascertained Merit 10% <br /> Section 5. Test Components: <br /> A. Written examination: The written examination for a particular rank shall <br /> consist of matters relating to the duties regularly performed by persons <br /> holding that rank within the department. The examination shall be based <br /> only on the contents of written materials that the City has identified and made <br /> readily available to potential examinees. <br /> B. All written test materials shall be available at least 90 days before the written <br /> exam. <br /> C. The written exam shall be given last in the promotional process. <br /> D. The Fire Department shall maintain reading and study materials for a <br /> pending written examination for each rank and shall make those materials <br /> available at each duty station. The Fire Chief shall maintain the reading lists <br /> of the last two examinations for each rank and shall make such lists <br /> available to candidates and the Union upon request. <br /> Seniority. Five (5) seniority points per year shall be awarded for each full year of <br /> service, to a maximum of twenty (20) years. A seniority list with all applicants shall be <br /> posted with total number of seniority years and points. The applicant shall notify the Chief <br /> and Union President of any discrepancies. <br /> Oral Examination. Any subjective component shall be identified to all candidates <br /> prior to its application, be job-related, and be applied uniformly to all candidates. Every <br /> examinee shall have the right to documentation of his or her score on the subjective <br /> component upon completion of the subjective examination component or its application. <br /> The oral examination shall be completed no fewer than 30 days nor more than 60 days <br /> from the posting of the written examination. <br /> Ascertained Merit. Exhibit E shall list all points awarded for ascertained merit. To <br /> receive ascertained merit points an applicant will need to submit a copy of all certificates <br /> with his or her application for the position affected to the Fire Chief not fewer than thirty <br /> (30) days before the written examination. As per the Act, total points for Ascertained Merit <br /> shall not exceed 100. <br /> Section 6. Veterans' Preference. <br /> A person on the preliminary promotion list who is eligible for veteran's preference <br /> under any law or agreement applicable to an affected department may file a written <br /> application for that preference within 10 days after the initial posting of the preliminary <br /> promotion list. The veteran's preference shall be calculated as provided in 65 ILCS 5/10- <br /> 10 <br />