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Cross Reference — As to administration, Title I.
[R.O. 2009 §22-37; Code 1975 §200.010; Ord. No. 2750, 9-10-1997]
A Police Personnel Board has been established.
[R.O. 2009 §22-38; Code 1975 §200.010; Ord. No. 2750, 9-10-1997]
The Police Personnel Board shall be composed of six (6) members
who are residents of the City.
[R.O. 2009 §22-39; Code 1975 §200.020; Ord. No. 2750, 9-10-1997]
Members of the Police Personnel Board shall be appointed by
a majority of the elected members of the City Council, with the Mayor
being entitled, at his/her discretion, to vote to break a tie vote.
[R.O. 2009 §22-40; Code 1975 §200.020; Ord. No. 2750, 9-10-1997]
Of the initial six (6) members of the Police Personnel Board,
two (2) shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, two (2) for
three (3) years and two (2) members for four (4) years. Thereafter,
every year two (2) members shall be appointed for a term of three
(3) years. Members of the Board shall serve until their successor
shall have been appointed and qualified.
[R.O. 2009 §22-41; Code 1975 §200.030; Ord. No. 2750, 9-10-1997]
Members of the Police Personnel Board shall serve without compensation.
[R.O. 2009 §22-42; Code 1975 §200.020; Ord. No. 2750, 9-10-1997]
A member of the Police Personnel Board may be removed for cause
and in the same manner as prescribed by ordinance for the removal
of other City appointed officers.
[R.O. 2009 §22-43; Code 1975 §200.030; Ord. No. 2750, 9-10-1997]
The Police Personnel Board shall elect one (1) of their members
Chairman to serve for the term specified. The Board shall adopt rules
governing its internal operation and file a copy of same with the
Clerk of the City.
[R.O. 2009 §22-44; Code 1975 §200.080; Ord. No. 2750, 9-10-1997]
Any member of the Police Personnel Board is disqualified or
incompetent to sit in a proceeding in which he/she has prejudged the
case or in which he/she has a personal or pecuniary interest, where
he/she is related to an interested person or where he/she is biased,
prejudiced or labors under a personal ill-will toward a party.
[R.O. 2009 §22-45; Code 1975 §§200.090 —
200.100; Ord. No. 2750, 9-10-1997]
A.
Upon
a member of the Police Personnel Board declaring himself/herself to
be disqualified or the Board by a majority of its members declaring
another member to be disqualified, the City Council shall appoint
a substitute to serve in the proceedings in which a Board member has
been disqualified.
B.
Each
substitute member of the Police Personnel Board shall be subject to
the same qualifications and rules as the regular Board members.
[R.O. 2009 §22-46; Code 1975 §200.040; Ord. No. 2750, 9-10-1997]
A.
The Police
Personnel 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 examination shall
be of such character as to determine the relative qualifications of
the persons taking the examination and may take into consideration
any relevant factor including training, experience, aptitude, capacity
of knowledge, 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 examination. 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.
Each official notice of an examination shall state the titles,
duties and pay of the position 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.
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
in 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 (1st) part of the examination is
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
inspect his/her examination papers and ratings, but ratings shall
not be open 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, but such correction
shall not invalidate any appointment previously made from such register
unless it is established that the error was made in bad faith and
with intent to deprive the person adversely affected of certification
to the eligibility list.
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 has 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 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 department. The Board shall, from time to
time, study and recommend to the City Council appropriate salaries
for members of the Police Department.
