The examination for the positions of Corporal, Sergeant and
Lieutenant shall include a written and oral examination which will
be graded on a 100-point scale, with the written examination representing
50% and the oral examination representing 50% of the final score.
After an applicant has been extended an offer of promotion, the Municipal
Manager may make the offer of promotion contingent upon the applicant
passing a medical/physical examination (including a drug/alcohol screening)
and a psychological examination.
The requirements of §§
105-12 and
105-13 of these rules and regulations will govern the grading, scoring and passing requirements of the promotion examinations, excluding the physical fitness requirements.
Veterans' preference points are awarded to those who qualify
for the initial appointment to police officer. Veterans' preference
points shall not be provided for promotions because such an award
overvalues military services.
Every successful applicant to a promotional position with the Police Department must serve a probationary period of at least six months, but not more than 12 months. A promoted officer, during probation, may be returned to a prior rank only for the reasons set forth in §
105-6 of these rules and regulations; however, at the end of the twelve-month probationary period, if the conduct of the probationer has not been satisfactory to the Chief of Police or the Municipal Manager, the probationer shall be notified in writing that the appointment will not be permanent. The promoted officer shall return to the previous rank held. Any officer not notified in writing that his or her performance has been unsatisfactory, shall receive a permanent promotion to the position.
Provisional appointments shall be made in accordance with Article X, §
C-47, of the Home Rule Charter. No successive provisional appointments shall be made to the same position.
No person appointed to a position in the Police Department pursuant
to these rules and regulations may be suspended, removed or discharged,
reduced in rank or demoted, except in accordance with the provisions
of Articles XV and XVI of the Home Rule Charter.