All promotions made in the Police Department, with
the exception of Chief, shall be made in a uniform and standardized
procedure established hereunder by the Mayor and Council.
Within
10 days of the posting of the ranking candidates, a candidate may
file a written letter of appeal. Said letter must contain the reason(s)
or justification(s) for an appeal and must be submitted to the Mayor
and Council. The Mayor and Council will assess the request. Such requests
may address the following areas of the promotional process:
Job performance (worth 48 points): based on the average
scores from the previous written performance evaluation. These evaluations
will be performed by supervisory officers and will include all relevant
information in each officer's personnel file.
Oral examination and appraisal (worth 30 points):
a composite of interviews by the supervisory officers (10 points)
and the Public Safety Committee (20 points).
All applicants seeking promotion to the rank of Lieutenant
must have served at least three years in the next lower rank in the
Closter Police Department in order to be eligible for promotion.
Job performance (worth 48 points): based on the average
scores from the previous written performance evaluation. These evaluations
will be performed by supervisory officers and will include all relevant
information in each officer's personnel file.
Oral examination and appraisal (worth 30 points):
a composite of interviews by the Lieutenants and Captain (if applicable)
(10 points) and the Public Safety Committee (20 points).
Job performance (worth 48 points): based on the average
scores from the previous written performance evaluation and will include
all relevant information in each officer's personnel file.
Promotion to the rank of Deputy Chief of Police shall
be made by the Mayor and Council when the Chief of Police announces
his or her retirement, but not more than six months before the Chief's
terminal leave.
The Mayor and Council reserve the right to require
the top three contenders for promotion to any specific rank to be
evaluated for suitability for the executive position sought by a certified
professional psychologist. The results of these tests will not become
part of the candidate's personnel file.