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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1659 PAGE TWO city manager shall determine which positions in a lower class are appropriate for advancement to the new position. If the number of employees considered eligible for promotion is less than three (3), the city manager may recommend to the board that open or a combination of open and pro- motional examinations be held to create an eligi- ble list. In the event that a combined open and promotional examination is to be held as provided herein, employees holding permanent status in one of the classes considered appropriate for advance- ment, and actually in the employment of the city at the time of the examination, will be placed at the top of the eligible list if they have an over-all examination grade of eighty per cent (80%) or more, prior to inclusion of preferen- tial credits. SECTION 3. That the Santa Ana Municipal hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered which section reads as follows: Code is 9-37.1, Sec. 9-37.1. Veterans Credit. In all examinations for entrance into the civil service of the city, veterans who attain a passing grade shall be allowed an additional preferential credit of five per cent (5%), and disabled veterans obtaining a passing grade shall be allowed a preferential credit of ten per cent (10%), of the maximum possible grade for such exam- ination. The term "veteran" means a person who has served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States in time of war or armed interven- tion (and prior to the cessation of hostilities, as declared by the president or the congress of the United States) for a period of at least ninety (90) days and has received an honorable discharge or release from active duty. SECTION 4. That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 9-45, which section reads as follows: Sec. 9-45. Eligible List. Upon completion of any examination, the city