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Home My Public Portal AboutORD12793 i BILL NO. 98-57— ' SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN Nilgps ORDINANCE NO. y AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFF=ERSON, MISSOURI, MODIFYING FIRE I DEPARTMENT EXAMINATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES3. WHEREAS, the City adopted a hiring and promotional procedure.for the Fire Department by passage of Ordinance 12128 adopted on August 1, 1994; and WHEREAS, certain changes and improvements have b9en proposed to the procedures. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFF=ERSON, � MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: f r Section 1. The Fire Department examination and selection procedure, established by 3 Ordinance 12128, is hereby modified. Section 2. The document entitled "Fire Department Examination and Selection Procedure," designated as Exhibit A and attached hereto, is hereby adopted as the official 4 procedure for examining and selecting fire fighters, fire drivers and fire captains in the 9 9 p Jefferson City Fire Department. _ Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. f. Passel:___ _ =�� Approved: r � Presidia Officer Mayor ATTEST: i ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FOR. City CloN Cit y Co for jr C:V.fyFilc+tCounciP.GRDINA NC1YM57.wpd it I. ......,.. .: .. . . ..� .. 1. . }VNF ar =f sCa►�a�wmaseae�wuzvis�e.�wwt�aaiw .e.._..,._—.r___.�_____---.-----�i EXHIBIT A, FIRE DEPARTMENT EXAMINATION) AND SELECTION PROCEDURE Pur ose This is a procedure to examine applicants and establish registers of qualified candidates for the positions of Fire Fighter, Fire Driver and Fire Captain. The examinations shall be conducted at any time the- appointing authority, upon advice from the Fire Chief, determines the need for such registOrs. � I { Announcements Examination announcements shall be posted on bulletin boards in each fire station and City Hall. b ' u , �• -n general�-neirettletiert-its-tf�e- ri�itct- thert `—(30) days—fine to th eel - + . in addition, examination. , , I announcements shall be advertised externally when the pool of internal .'� candidates for the position being nested may not be adequate to fill anticipated vacancies. The study material list for any promotional examination shall be posted "+3G) forty-five (45) days prior to the date of the examination and such materials shall j be available to applicants. i. Completion of Employment Application ' Candidates for any employment or promotional examination shall complete an s application on a form to be obtained from the Cth�-p"ennel Human Resources office. Failure to complete an application form shall result in the applicant being refused permission to participate in any testing. Applications for admission to examinations must be received in the Gtr42ememel Human.Resources office no later than the date specified in the notification. The appointing authority may reject the application of any person and may terminate any further processing of an application if it is found that the applicant has made a false statement in his or ►; ;; ,f> her application or has attempted to practice any fraud or deception in his Or her , application or examination. st' t Bill 98-57 E xhibit!Page 1 4. f \ � 1l0fil Ell ibilily .lob applicants must meet the City's agars and residency requirements as well as meeting all of the minimum qualifications as set forth in the job description{ Candidates for the position of Fire Driver shall have a minimum of three (3) years j of full time professional experience as a Fire Fighter, Candidates for the position of Fire Captain shall have a minimum of six (6) years of full time professional ' firefighting experience with at least three (3) years experience as a Fire Driver. Any equivalent combination of training and experience in a full time position which provides the knowledge, ability and skill regUired of the positions of f=ire (i Driver and Fire Captain as set out in they respective job descriptions may be accepted for qualifying purposes. Part-time stop up tsvielllsn than department wiZl be counted on a day-for-day basis toward full time equivalency. No determination of eligibility shall he rraade prior to the examination fair .; employment or promotion. Admission to Examinations y. . Prior to admission to any examination, applicants shall furnish proof of i .. identification. Failure to report at the designated time and peace for each step of the examination process shall be rounds for disqualification.P g goal Pica#ion. TFre appointing: authority may, however, for good cause shown, allow an a0plicant for employment or promotion to take the examination at a time other than scheduled. The appointing authority shall impose such conditions as will ensure that the contents of the examination are kept strictly confidential. { Written Examination The written examination shall be a standardized and validated'test obtained from a nationally recognized vendor. A f-seven _j-pert,er TI-Tcaff reelu.,ed I i t ' t . Points will.be awarded for eae:h question answered correctly. The maximum points. potsible will ? be determined by the number of questions on he examinaflon.:. Yi�es te�p twenty (20) finishing scores will advengo to tile~ next;step ®f tibe� seelfotion Process. I Practical Examination 4 i The Practical Examination Board is hereby created and shall consist of six (6) i members selected by the Fire Chief. Of the six (6) members appointed by the f=ire Chief, one member shall. be a Fire Fighter, one member shall' be a Fire Driver and one member shall be a Fire Captain unless ther ,ar6l. none B!i!98-57 Exhibit 6 Page 2 - SU. ..n.Mfa�flMawwloMRiJ.l�l.lY �' .W.7t/Ni7A!rASQa10/ I .N.'1�1. 1��HY7IIF� I 1 f Mir available. The Practical Examination Beard shall score the practical 1 examination. i The practical test shall be conducted as p art of the examination process and shall consist of tests of skills and abilities that are required to successfully perform the essential duties of the position. I.f.. Every Fire Fighter candidate's performance at each practical examination component shall be rated on a pass/fail basis with the candidate having to pass all tests to have his or her name added to the register of qualified candidateus. Candidates taking the Fire Driver practical examination shell be rated according to a performance scale. Scoring will be done independently on all components of the practical examination and the scores shall be averaged to derive a final overall score for the practical examination. Candidates taking the Fire Captain practical examination shall be rated according . to a performance scale. Scoring will be done independently an all components of the practical examination and the scores will be averaged to derive a final overall score for the practical examination. a Combined Examination Score " The Combined Examination score for Fire Driver and Fire Captain shall be the average of the written examination and the practical examination. Experience Credit The appointing, authority or designee shall determine wheffwr !required education and experience qualifications or equivalences have been met. Candidates for promotion to Fire Driver or Fire Captain shall receive; an additional � r credit of one (9) point for each year of service beyond the minimum experience required for promotion up to a maximum of five-E) ton (10) points. Such additional points shall be added to the Combined Examination score and shall be the final eligibility score. For all-eligible candidates, the final eligibility :score shall be placed along with the applicants name in the appropriate promotional register. Names of those rent meeting the minimum .. exp rrienco Fp.qulim�nents shall be placed,, on Alhe" register .i!f. `th Davila mdOt the explerleince requiremerits.within th6 two (?)year life of, the register. Bill 95.157 Exhibit 0 Page 3 f Jt1 ,. 'ISRi1J11iSIf'C9HiR11NifRYiil/Im�i�.jyt�INf2 1��{��F�'ifi� �� y i t j I tS f �� `•' Original Ap pointment and Promotional R isters Fire Fighter candidates who ebb possess the minim,un'i education avid experience requirements, whose finishing score is in the tQp • twenty (20) scores on the written examination, and who successfully complete the practical examination shall have their names placed in rank order on a register of qualified candidates. Candidates for promotion to the position of Fire Driver or Fire Captain shall have their names placed in rank order on a promotional register. r Qualified candidates shall remains on the register for two (2) years if not ? appointed to fill a vacant position. At the expiration of the two-year period, such i candidate's name shall be removed from the register. To be eligible for retesting 4 . at the time of the next examination, applicants must meet all of the eligibility requirements as described in the eligibility section of this procedure.. appointment shall be made from the to Any Original or Promotional p #en--(43 candidates on the appropriate register, provided however that any candidate may request that he or she not be considered for appointment to the position open at that time. If the candidate waives consideration for the open position, his or her name shall remain on the register and the candidate snail be eligible for s consideration for the next open position unless the candidate again waives consideration. +fi-e &-mg ra te.r ��eives--eel id en suffieient °ra4-t lids tes--lfl-tceeo anee—vAh test-gem Ie- +efixi dates-tfl-ten- I 9) Interview When vacancies occur and a selection is to be made, the Fire Chief or his i designate shall interview the top ter--f 446 candidates as adjusted following " waivers from the appropriate register. The Fire Chief shall Intervil6w no less tlhain,three (3)candidates for any opening. The interview process may include but is not limited to interview, reference checking, review of performance evaluations, background investigation, license. f verifications, drug testing and a review of previous education and training. _y Selection and Emgloyment Offer The Fire Chief, giving due consideration to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, shall select, with the approval of the City Administrator, the candidate who is the overall best suited for the open position based upon the Biii.99-57 Exhibit/Pigs 4 P� f rp AF 1 i combined results of the written examination, the practic if examination, and the interview process. two Physical Examination The Fire Chief shall schedule the candidate for a medical examination to 1 ;F ascertain his or her physical capability and fitness to perform the required duties, APa l Any Fire Department employee who desires to appeal a decision concerning tite promotional selection process may appeal administratively in accordance with f the provisions of the Personnel Policy Manual. -8pp -stfl-- - -tn . . =�writin�al l setferth-te;ea�°� - r eview the appeal, Im=-It fe F ream' lion- tv--fie. f'er;Oet IneF-6€f' Ott-m ti ppelfarttfffmy l�e--f wierA.--AR tn -red-te- e--apaili-be-firra~'r Approval of Examination and Selection Procedure f The Examination and Selection Procedure contained herein shall wet tale effect unto' approve(# upon approval by the City Council and nePpWV8l_of-#t ety i Geuneil, this procedure shall supersede the current selection and P p promotion ; procedure. mil' m,"err eligil34e 3 t e -tffi tl-{�f." �r i—�r, iii-tirtmirl-ek-neil�'-t�it�fg,iWity hevw--is-! r- 1 ri-aa4tti0Pt i te4hese people on "LIL timj+9", e!`wm-gtlf3ltS r'ffl 3i`�h1f9f19 iii -4 i�-i lege s �3f ef�itre&*telI- '-elt�i �et-et fIR-t 1ese preeedtvr s i k- I Bill 98-57 Exhlbft I Page 5 S 1 ,t r ff ) r