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Appointments and Veterans' Preference All appointments to positions of City employment will be based on merit and qualifications of the applicants for the position to be filled. To evaluate the merit and qualifications of the applicants, criteria will be established for each such position. The criteria established must be capable of being reduced to a 100 -point rating system. A 100 -point system must be applied to all positions of City employment except for those positions specifically exempted from the Veterans' Preference Act, Minn. Stat. § 43A.11, by Minn. Stat. § 197.46. In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 43A.11 and Minn. Stat. § 197.455, a credit of five points will be added to a veteran's rating at the election of the veteran so long as the City position being sought is not exempted from veterans' preference by Minn. Stat. § 197.46. The receipt of the credit is conditional on the veteran obtaining a passing rating under the criteria and 100 -point system established for the position without the addition of the credit points. In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 43A.I I and Minn. Stat. § 197.455, a credit of ten points will be added to a disabled veteran's rating at the election of the disabled veteran so long as the City position being sought is exempted from veterans' preference by Minn. Stat. § 197.46. The receipt of the credit is conditional on the veteran obtaining a passing rating under the criteria and 100 -point system established for the position without the addition of the credit points. Outside Employment Full-time employees shall not engage in outside employment which might in any way hinder the objectives and performance of their duties or impair their efficiency on the job. Employees shall not engage in any outside employment within the City limits if it is within the normal scope of the employee's duties with the City to participate in the regulation, licensing, inspection or exercise of judgmental discretion with regard to that type of activity. The policy will not apply to isolated activities approved in advance in writing by the City Council if the City Council determines that the activity will not create nor appear to create any appearance of impropriety. Definitions The following words used in this handbook are defined to mean: "Full-time employee" means a City employee who is employed on a schedule that averages at least 40 hours per week per calendar year and excludes elected officials, part-time employees and seasonal employees. "Part-time employee" means a City employee who is employed on a schedule of less than 40 hours per week. "Temporary employee" means a City employee who has been appointed for either full- time or part-time work on a temporary basis for a period not to exceed 6 months. 7 142286x12