A promotion of any sworn full-time member of the Department
to a superior position shall be made from the membership of the Police
Department. Due consideration shall be given to the member so proposed
for promotion and to the length and merit of his service. No person
shall be eligible for promotion to be a superior officer unless he
shall have previously served as a patrolman, shall have completed
three years of service with the West Amwell Township Police Department
and served a minimum of two years in his/her present rank.
No member of the Police Department shall be eligible for admittance
to a promotional examination if his relative efficiency rating has
been less than 70% over three consecutive rating periods.
Satisfactory completion of assigned police training programs
shall also be among the prerequisites for a member to become eligible
for promotion within the Police Department.
Upon creation of a vacancy in higher rank, replacement shall
be determined on the basis of accreditation to be applied as follows:
A. Seniority. The candidate shall be credited with 1/2 point for each
year of continuous service with the West Amwell Township Police Department.
B. Written examination. Written examination shall be conducted by the
New Jersey Police Chiefs Association. The possible total valuation
of the written examination shall be 50 points with 100% being perfect,
and the applicant must attain at least 35 points (i.e., a passing
grade of 70%) from this examination to be eligible for promotion to
the next rank.
C. Oral interview. The Township Committee shall interview each candidate
for promotion. Each candidate shall be graded as a result of the interview,
with 25 points being perfect.
D. Personnel record. The personnel record of each candidate shall be
judged by the Township Committee, having a possible total valuation
of 25 points. The points credited shall be the Committee's decision.