HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD11000 BILL NO. 87-192
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON
ORDINANCE NO. 41,DdO
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, REPEALING
ORDINANCE 10787 PERTAINING TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE
POLICE PERSONNEL BOARD AND ENACTING NEW ORDINANCE IN LIEU
THEREOF.
Section 1. Ordinance 10787 pertaining to the Rules and
Regulations for the Police Personnel Board is hereby repealed.
Section 2. The document entitled "Rules and Regulations of
the Jefferson City Police Personnel Board" , dated February 12,
1988, designated as Exhibit "A" and attached hereto, is hereby
adopted as the official personnel rules and regulations for the
Police Personnel Board of the City of Jefferson.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its date of passage and approval.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF THE
JEFFERSON CITY POLICE PERSONNEL BOARD
Pursuant to the authority of Section 24-48 of the Code of
the City of Jefferson, Missouri, the Police Personnel Board
hereby adopts the following Rules and Regulations governing its
operation. '
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® RULE 1 : OFFICERS
The Board shall elect from its members a chairman ,
vice-chairman, and secretary. The chairman shall preside over
all meetings of the Board and shall act as the official
spokesperson for the board. The vice-chairman shall act on
behalf of the chairman in all instances when the chairman is not
in attendance at any meeting of the Board or is otherwise unable
to perform his or her duties. The secretary shall keep all
records of the Board, including recording minutes of all Board
meetings . Officers shall serve one-year terms and shall serve
until a successor is duly elected and qualified. Officers shall
be elected at the first meeting in January of each year.
Officers shall assume their respective duties immediately upon
® election.
RULE 2 : MEETINGS
Meetings shall be held the first Thursday of every month and
at such other times as are necessary for the Board to operate
efficiently. Board meetings shall commence at 7 :30 a.m. or at
such other time as the Board may agree.
RULE 3 : QUORUM
At least four members of the Board must be present at the
beginning of a meeting in order for a quorum to be deemed
present.
RULE 4 : MAJORITY VOTE
. A majority vote of those members present at any meeting at
which a quorum is present shall be required to pass any issue
presented to the Board.
® RULE 5: FREQUENCY OF EXAMINATIONS
Examinations for police officer and communications officer
shall be conducted once yearly the third Saturday in August.
Examinations for police officer and communications officer may be
conducted at other times if the Board determines that additional
examinations are necessary in order for eligibility lists to be
supplemented. Examinations for establishment of promotional
registers or other employee registers shall be held at such times
as the Board is notified by the Mayor or Chief of Police of the
need for supplementation of such registers.
RULE 6: EXAMINATIONS
Examinations for establishment of eligibility or promotional
AM registers shall consist of open, competitive written and oral
examinations and may include skill tests , such as typing,
shorthand, etc. Such examinations shall be designed to determine
objectively the relative qualifications of applicants for
employment or promotion. The Board is authorized to delegate
testing of skill levels to public or private testing agencies.
RULE 7: NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINATIONS
The Board shall give public notice of each open, competitive
employment and promotional examination by publishing the same in
a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Jefferson,
first publication being a minimum of fifteen (15) days prior to
the written examination. The notice shall be published a minimum
of three times per week for two weeks. The Board shall give such
other notice as it deems necessary, including the posting of
notice of promotional examinations in the Police Department
Building.
® RULE 8: COMPLETION OF APPLICATION
Any person desiring to participate in any employment or
promotional examination shall complete an application therefor on
a form to be provided by the Board. Failure to complete fully an
application shall result in the applicant being refused
permission to participate in any testing. Applications for
admission to examinations must be received in the City Clerk' s
office no later than ninety-six (96) hours prior to the
commencement of examination.
RULE 9 : ADMISSION TO EXAMINATIONS
Prior to admission to any examination, applicants shall
furnish positive proof of identification. Only persons who have
submitted timely applications as provided in Rule 8 shall be
admitted to the examination.
RULE 10 : WAIVER OF CERTAIN RULES
The Board, in its discretion, for good cause shown, may
allow an applicant for employment or promotion to take the
written examination at a time other than that scheduled. In the
event an applicant is permitted to take an examination at other
than the published time, the Board shall impose such conditions
as will insure that the contents of the examination are kept
strictly confidential.
RULE 11 . DISQUALIFICATION FOR DECEPTION
The board may reject the application of any person and may
• terminate any further processing of an application if it finds
that the applicant has knowingly made a false statement of fact
in his or her application or has attempted to practice any fraud
® or deception in his or her application or examination. In the
event the Board rejects an application or terminates its further
processing as provided herein, the Board shall immediately notify
the applicant in writing of such rejection or termination
together with the reasons therefor.
RULE 12: ORAL EXAMINATION
The Board shall conduct oral examinations of all persons
achieving a passing grade on the written examination, said oral
examination being designed to test objectively the relative
qualification of applicant.
RULE 13 : ESTABLISHMENT OF PASSING GRADE
In order for an applicant' s name to be placed upon an
eligibility or promotional register, the applicant must obtain a
minimum score of 80 on both the written and oral examination,
said score to be based upon a scale of from 0 to 100.
RULE 14: RATING OF EXAMINATIONS
The written and oral examinations shall each constitute
fifty percent (50%) of applicant' s final rating.
RULE 15 : VETERAN' S PREFERENCE
An honorably discharged veteran of any branch of service in
the armed forces of the United States , who has met all other
requirements for eligibility, shall be given an additional credit
of five (5) point on his or her oral examination score.
® RULE 16: CREDIT FOR EXPERIENCE
Any presently certified peace officer as defined in Chapter
590 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, who has met all other
requirements for eligibility, shall be given an additional credit
of five (5) point on his or her oral examination score.
RULE 17 : ADDITIONAL CREDIT LIMITATIONS
Rules 16 and 17 shall not apply in the establishment of
promotional registers.
RULE 18: NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS
Every person completing an examination shall be notified
within forty-five (45) days whether he or she passed or failed
the examination.
® RULE 19 : APPLICANT MUST PASS WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAM
In order for an applicant' s name to be placed upon an
employment or promotional register, the applicant must pass both
the written and oral examinations and further must meet any
minimum skill level established by the Board.
RULE 20: REGISTERS
A single register shall be maintained by the Board for each
of the following positions:
1. Administrative Secretary
2. All other civilian employees
3 . Police Reserve Officer
4 . Police Officer
5 . Communications Officer
6. Sergeant
7 . Lieutenant
8. Captain
9. Chief of Police
An applicant' s name, once placed on the register, shall remain on
the register for one (1) year. At the expiration of said year,
such applicant' s name shall be removed from the applicable
register. Registers shall be maintained in alphabetical order
and test scores shall be recorded beside the name of each person
on each register. Test scores shall be reported on registers by
listing (1) written examination scores ; (2) oral examination
scores; and (3) total scores .
RULE 21 : BOARD MEMBERS AT TESTS
At least two (2) members of the Board shall be present for
supervision of written examinations. At lease four (4) members
shall be present to conduct oral examination.
RULE 22: RULES SUBJECT TO TEMPORARY SUSPENSION
If the Board finds that an emergency exists requiring
suspension of some or all of the above rules for a temporary
period, such rules may be suspended upon approval of such
suspension by the City Council.
RULE 23 : APPEALS
Any member of the Police Department who is demoted,
suspended, or discharged may appeal in writing to the Board,
within thirty (30) days after the effective date of such action,
• setting forth his or her reasons for claiming his demotion,
suspension or discharge was not for good cause or for the good of
the department. Upon such action the Board shall within ten (10)
days hear the appeal, and the appellant, chief of police, and the
appointing authority shall have the right to be heard in person,
to be represented by counsel and to present evidence at such
hearing, which shall be a public hearing at the request of
appellant. Technical rules of evidence shall not apply at such
hearing. Upon consideration of the evidence and within fifteen
(15) days of the conclusion of the hearing, the Board shall
approve or disapprove the action appealed from, and in the event
of disapproval, the Board shall order the appellant reinstated to
his former position and payment of such salary as was lost to the
appellant by reason of such demotion, suspension or discharge.
Any disciplinary' action shall not be stayed by virtue of an
appeal to the Board. All proceedings at a hearing as provided
herein shall be duly recorded by stenographic or electronic
recording.
RULE 24 : AMENDMENT OF RULES
These rules may be amended by majority vote of the Board at
any meeting at which a quorum is present, which amendments are
not effective until approved by the City Council.