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ORDINANCE NS-2232 Page 13 services considers it appropriate, education, experience and personal qualifications of the candidates shall be evaluated on the basis of interviews conducted by a board composed of persons known to be interested in the improvement of public administration and in the selection of efficient personnel according to merit system principles. In classifications requiring technical knowledge, at least one of the members of the board shall be familiar with the technical aspects of the work in the classification for which the applicant will be examined. The board mentioned in this section shall consist of at least two (2) persons. Each member of the board will submit a report in writing on forms supplied by the executive director of personnel services, and these reports will be made available to the appointing authority for those candidates who have been certified as eligible for appointment. The boards described in this section will be known as qualification appraisal boards. Sec. 9-40. Rating. The minimum grade or standard determining eligibility shall be based upon all factors in the examination, including educational requirements, experience, and other qualifying elements as shown on the application of the candidate or other verified information. Each section of the examination shall be graded independently. Weights of sections shall aggregate to one hundred (100). Veterans' preference and seniority shall not be considered sections. When applicable, veterans' preference and seniority points shall be added to the general average, and the resulting sum shall be used in determining the order or band in which the name of the candidate shall appear on the eligible list. Failure in one section may be grounds for declaring the applicant as having failed in the entire examination and as disqualifying for subsequent parts of an examination as shall be determined by the executive director of personnel services. Ail applicants in the same examination shall be accorded uniform and equal treatment in all phases of the examina- tion procedure. Sec. 9-41. Passing score. Seventy (70) percent shall be used to represent the minimum score which competitors shall be required to attain, but such seventy (70) percent may be an adjusted score, when adjudged necessary by the executive director of personnel services, based upon consideration of the test, the quality of the competition and the needs of the city. Any such adjusted score shall be established before the identification of the competitors' examination papers. 13