Eligibility for veterans' preference shall be
determined by reference to federal rules defining beginning and termination
dates of various wars.
In all instances the records of the duly constituted
federal bureau covering the respective veteran's service and status
shall be accepted as final evidence of his service and physical status
in determining whether he is entitled to the benefits under this article.
A.
All veterans in order to be eligible for the preference
hereinafter specified must attain a minimum passing mark specified
by the Civil Service Board for all applicants.
B.
All veterans who have a service-connected disability
record with the Veterans' Bureau of Administration or the Federal
Bureau of Pensions shall, upon obtaining the required minimum grade
for original employment with the City, be granted an additional 10
points, which shall be added to their respective passing marks as
attained in their examination.
All veterans not having a service-connected disability as described in § 33-49B of this article shall, on obtaining the required passing mark for initial employment in the City's service, have an additional five points added to their respective passing marks obtained in their examinations, but shall not be entitled to such additional five points in any promotional examination for promotion to a higher position in the service after they have already been in the City's employment. Any veteran who is restored to a position in the City service after having left the City service to perform military duty shall be considered as having been on furlough or leave of absence during his period of military duty. The time spent by such veteran on military duty shall be counted as time spent in the City service for the purpose of satisfying any period of employment required for promotion or advancement.
All veterans now in the employ of the City and
who were in such service on the 18th day of July, 1938, shall have
the benefit of this article.
No provision in this article shall deprive any
veteran of benefits granted by legislation which may later be passed
by the national government of the United States or the state government
of Michigan.
Spouses and children of veterans having federal
disability records showing them to have disabilities which prevent
said veteran from properly supporting their families shall have the
same benefits in this article as apply to veterans.
Widows and widowers of veterans shall have the
same rights under this article as the veteran had at the time of his
death, provided he or she was married to the veteran prior to the
1st of January 1945 or, in case of marriage after that date, if he
or she lived with said veteran at least five years prior to his or
her death.
