§ 6. Procedure for Appointments.

Subd. 1. Every employment or promotion to a position in the classified service shall be made after a competitive examination given by the board or under its direction as provided in Section 7.

Subd. 2. The board shall, as the need arises, prepare and maintain lists of eligibles for classes of positions in the classified service in accordance with their standing in examinations, taking into account the credit given war veterans by Minnesota Statutes, Section 197.45.

Subd. 3. Whenever a vacancy occurs in a position in the classified service, the appointing authority shall notify the board of the vacancy. The board shall certify to the appointing authorities the three names standing highest on the appropriate eligible list. If two or more vacancies are to be filled in the same class, the board shall certify two or more names in the vacancies to be filled. The appointing authority shall appoint one person from the names so certified to fill each vacancy.

Subd. 4. An appointing authority may, to the extent authorized by the rules of the board, temporarily employ persons upon eligible lists but without regard to rank thereon for a period not to exceed ninety days in emergencies and may provisionally employ persons for not more than ninety days when necessary because of the lack of eligibles on the eligible list. No person shall serve as a temporary or provisional employee for more than ninety days in any calendar year.