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Section 1. Promotional Examinations - All promotional examinations for Bargaining Unit positions shall be administered by the Personnel Manager or his designated representative who shall administer such examinations for classifications included in the certified Bargaining Unit once every two (2) years or in the event that such a promotional list is depleted prior to the expiration of a two (2) year period. Written examinations shall be developed by consultants selected by the City and competent in the field and outside the Human Resources Division.
Section 2. Tests for all positions shall be administered within the proper time limits to enable the new list to be certified as of the expiration date of the list being replaced.
Section 3. Closing date of applications for such promotional examination shall not be less than sixty (60) days from the date of initial announcement of examination. All sources of information used for written examinations shall be published and made known to promotional candidates at the time of initial announcement.
Section 4. No relative standings of a promotional register shall be made known to any individual candidate for promotion prior to the establishment of the register.
Section 5. Rating Examinations - Appropriate scientific techniques and procedures shall be used in scoring and evaluating the results of examinations and in determining the relative ratings of the competitors. The written examinations will be given and graded using a flexible passing point. This will be determined prior to the examination by establishing the total number of candidates who will receive a passing score on the written examination. If the lowest passing point has more than one (1) candidate with tie scores resulting in a higher number of successful candidates than initially announced, then the total number of passing candidates will be modified to include all those with tie scores at the base passing point. Using recognized statistical methods, including the flexible passing point, raw scores will be converted to a grade which can be expressed on a scale of 0 to 100, with a score grade of 70 representing the required passing score.
Promotional examinations for classifications included in the certified Bargaining Unit shall consist of two (2) parts.
1. Written Test.......................…. 50% 2. Assessment Exercise………... 50%
Promotional candidates who achieve a final grade of 70 or above on the written portion of the examination shall be eligible for the assessment exercise(s) provided in this Article and be ranked on the promotional register. The assessment exercise(s) score shall be added to the written examination score in accordance with the weights provided for each part to determine a combined score from which a promotional register can be established.
Assessment Exercise scores, regardless of score obtained, shall then be added to the written examination score in accordance with the weights provided for each part to determine a combined score from which a promotional register can be established.
Section 5. Promotional Test Review Procedures - When a promotional examination is administered in which the first qualifying portion of the selection process is a written examination, the following test review procedures shall be followed:
Prior to notifying candidates of the results of the written examination, a group test review session shall be scheduled and conducted. Candidates shall inspect the written examination, the answer key and their answer sheets at this session and shall have three (3) working days after the test review session to substantiate in writing to the Personnel Manager any claims of error or appeals in the test. Appeals shall be limited to no more than the top twenty (20) most challenged questions submitted by the body. The Personnel Manager shall forward a maximum of the top twenty (20) most challenged appeals to the test author or outside selection specialist, if applicable, who shall render a decision which shall be final, binding, and without further recourse.
No further portions of the selection process shall be given until the appeals filed have been answered.
No relative standings on any portion of a promotional examination shall be made known to any Individual candidate for promotion prior to the establishment of the register.
The Personnel Manager and the Union may mutually agree upon an outside selection specialist who shall receive such written test appeals and render a decision which shall be final, binding, and without further recourse. The selection specialist shall have no power to change, amend, add to, subtract from, or otherwise alter or supplement this Agreement or any part thereof or any amendment thereto. The cost for such selection specialist shall be borne equally by both parties. In the event the Personnel Manager and the Union cannot agree upon the selection of an outside selection specialist, all such appeals shall be forwarded to the test author as provided in this Section.
Section 7.1 Promotional scores shall be whole numbers, and the Police Chief shall have the right, when recommending appointments, to choose from the top five (5) candidates certified. Candidates passed over for promotion shall have the right to appeal beginning at Step 3 of the Grievance Procedure. If tie scores result in more than five (5) candidates being certified, the Police Chief may choose for promotion from the larger number.
Section 8. Eligibility for Positions within the Bargaining Unit:
Police Sergeant:
A. Four (4) or more continuous years as a Police Officer; or
B. Three (3) or more continuous years as a Police Officer and possession of a one (1) year certificate for police science or any police science related course of study approved by the Personnel Manager; or
C. Two (2) or more years as a Police Officer and possession of an Associate's Degree or its equivalent in hours in designated subject areas. Designated subject areas are defined as coursework directly concentrated in police science, police administration, law enforcement, social sciences (e.g. psychology and sociology), public and business administration, etc., but excludes such other subject matter as English, history, health, mathematics, etc. The minimum number of designated subject coursework hours shall not be less than thirty-three (33) semester hours; or
D. Two (2) continuous full years as a Police Officer and possession of a Bachelors or Master’s Degree in the law enforcement field, social sciences (e.g. psychology and sociology), public and business administration.
A promotional examination for Police Sergeant shall be held no longer than twenty-four (24) months after the previous Police Sergeant examination, provided that six (6) Police Officers meet the prerequisites for Police Sergeant.
Section 9. Veteran's Preference and Longevity Points
A. Veteran's Preference Points shall be added to the passing grade of eligible employees in accordance with Florida Statutes.
B. Service credits shall be added to the passing grade of employees for continuous City service which shall be computed as follows: one-fourth of one point (1/4) shall be added for each full year of uninterrupted service up to a maximum of twenty (20) years of service All such continuous City service must have been accumulated as of the close of the employment announcement for which the applicable promotional examination will be administered. |
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