Section 55641 - Provisional appointments(a) If there are urgent reasons for the filling of a vacancy in a position in the police force and there are no names on the eligibility list for the appointment, the board of commissioners may nominate an individual to the commission for a noncompetitive examination. If the nominee is certified by the commission as qualified after the noncompetitive examination, the nominee may be provisionally appointed to fill the vacancy.(b) Within 90 days of the provisional appointment under subsection (a), the commission shall hold a competitive examination, certify an eligibility list and make a regular appointment to the position in accordance with section 638 from the names submitted by the commission. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the appointment without an examination of individuals temporarily as police officers in cases of riot or other emergencies or firefighters in emergency cases.1931, June 24, P.L. 1206, art. VI, § 641, added 1949, May 27, P.L. 1955, § 20. Amended 2020, Oct. 29, P.L. 782, No. 96, § 33, effective in 60 days [Dec. 28, 2020].