[CC 1985 § 20-8; Ord. No. 386 § 2, 3-7-1977]
Appointment, Term Of Office. A Police
Personnel Board is hereby established. The board shall be composed
of four (4) members of the City Council of the City of St. James,
Missouri, and be approved by a majority of the elected Council members
of the City of St. James, after a suggested list submitted by the
incumbent Mayor. The Mayor being entitled, at his/her discretion,
to break a tie vote, of the initial four (4) members, one (1) shall
be appointed as Chairman, hereinafter designated as "Commissioner
of Police." His/her appointment shall be for his/her term of office,
providing that he/she is not removed from office for just cause. Members
of the board shall serve until their successors shall have been appointed
and qualified.
[CC 1985 § 20-9; Ord. No. 386 § 3, 3-7-1977]
A.
The board shall have the following powers
and duties:
1.
Examinations. The board, from time
to time, shall conduct open competitive examinations and promotional
examinations as they deem necessary to establish eligibility and promotional
registers. The examinations shall be of such character as to determine
the relative qualifications, fitness and ability of the persons tested
to perform the duties of the class of positions for which a register
is established. The examination may be divided into various parts,
and may be written, oral, physical, evaluate training and experience,
require a demonstration of skill or any combination of these factors.
The examinations shall be of such character, health, physical fitness,
marksmanship and other qualifications as, in the judgment of the board,
shall enter into a proper determination of the relative fitness of
the applicants.
2.
Notice Of Examinations.
a.
The board shall give public notice
of each open competitive examination and promotional examination,
sufficiently in advance, to afford persons who are interested in taking
the examination a reasonable opportunity to apply. The time between
the official announcement of an examination and the holding of same
shall not be less than fifteen (15) days.
b.
Each official notice of an examination
shall state the titles, duties and pay of the positions in the class
for which the examination is to be held, the necessary or desirable
qualifications required, and the time, place and manner of applying
for admission to such examination.
c.
The official announcement shall consist
of the posting of an official notice thereof in any newspaper published,
and of general circulation, within the City and of the posting thereof
on a public bulletin board maintained at the office of the Police
Department and the City Hall Building. The board shall also use such
other means of publication as in its judgment is best suited and reasonably
necessary to inform the public that the examination is to be given.
3.
Rating Of Examinations. Ratings of
each examination shall be completed and the appropriate registers
established not later than ninety (90) days after the first part of
the examination was held, unless such time is extended by the board
for reasons stated in their official records. The methods of rating
the various parts of the examinations and the minimum satisfactory
grade shall be determined by appropriate regulations. Each person
taking the examination shall, in accordance with regulations adopted
by the board, be entitled to inspection by the general public. A manifest
error in rating and grading of an examination which affects the relative
ranking of persons taking the examination shall be corrected if called
to the board's attention in writing by certified mail within thirty
(30) days after the establishment of the register. No hiring or appointment
shall be made during the thirty-day period.
4.
Registers. The board shall keep an
application and promotional register in which shall be entered the
names and addresses, the order and date of applications of all applicants
for competitive examinations, and the positions in the Police Department
sought by the applicants. All applications shall be on forms prescribed
by the board.
5.
Rejection Of Applications. The board
may reject the application of any person for admission to an examination,
or may strike the name of any person on a register for a position
in the Police Department, or withdraw the certification of such person
if it finds that such person is physically unfit to perform effectively
the duties of the position to which he/she seeks employment, or is
addicted to the habitual use of drugs or intoxicating beverages, or
has been convicted of a crime or guilty of any notorious or disgraceful
conduct, or had been dismissed from any public service because of
delinquency, or has made a false statement of fact, or attempted to
practice any fraud or deception in his/her application or in his/her
examination or in attempting to secure appointment to the City Police
Department.
6.
Rules And Regulations. The board
shall formulate and adopt all necessary rules and regulations reasonably
necessary for the efficient operation of the merit system and in the
qualification and appointment of members to the City Police Department.
The rules shall include provisions for:
a.
Frequency of competitive examinations.
b.
Standardization and classification
of all positions in the Police Department on the basis of duties and
responsibilities, and so arranged as to promote the filling of the
higher grades through promotion as far as practicable.
c.
Certification to the appointing authority
of eligible persons for the purpose of filling vacancies.
d.
Temporary or emergency appointments,
in the absence of an eligibility list.
7.
Certification Of Eligibles. The Personnel
Board with the advice of the Chief of Police, shall certify a list
of all eligible persons for membership in the Police Department to
the Mayor and the City Council as often as is necessary for the good
of the department and the interest of the public.
8.
Salaries For Personnel. The board
shall from time to time study and recommend to the City Council appropriate
salaries for members of the Police Department.
