HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmendment to Police Rules and ProceduresCERTIFICATION OF DISTRIBUTION
The undersigned does hereby certify, under the pains and penalties for perjury, that the
Jeffersonville Police Merit Commission's Rules and Procedures, Amendment No. 1, a true and
correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A", which was approved by the
Jeffersonville Police Merit Commission on March 30, 2010, has been distributed to each and
every member of the Jeffersonville Police Department, on this ,~ ~ day of
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STATE OF INDIANA
BEFORE THE JEFFERSONVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
AMENDMENT NO.
Alti A1VIEiV~MENT OF THE
JEFFER.SONVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
RULES AND PROCEDURES, REMOVING LANGUAGE FROM RULE
& PROCEDURE #2 SECTION III. ENTITLED "GENERAL APTITUDE TEST"
WHEREAS, this Jeffersonville Police Merit Commission (hereinafter the
"Commissioners"), has previously adopted the Jeffersonville City Police Merit Commissions
Rules and Procedures (hereinafter the "Rules"),, which govern the Commissioners' decision-
making with respect to hiring, discipline, and promotion of members of the Jeffersonville City
Police Department (hereinafter the "Department"), and the operations of the Commission; and,
WHEREAS, one of the criteria used in assessing suitability of an applicant for
employment with the Department is the administration of a written examination, which is
required to be administered pursuant to Indiana Code §36-8-3.5 et seq.
WHEREAS, the Commissioners have consulted with a company and have agreed to
contract with said company for the administration of the written examinations to applicants to the
Department; and,
WHEREAS, the Commissioners are advised by said company that provisions of the Rule
and Procedure #2, Section III, of the Jeffersonville City Police Merit Commissions Rules and
Procedures, does not provide a sufficient mechanism for determining suitability of candidates;
and,
WHEREAS, the Commissioners now desire to amend the Rules to provide an adequate
mechanism for determination of the suitability of candidates for membership to the Department.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BY VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, the Rule and Procedure
#2, Section III is hereby amended to read as follows:
III. GENEI? 4.L AP'I'ITLTDE TEST
Applicants shall be given a test to determine their general aptitude for service as a police officer.
The pass group will include all candidates who scored equal to or greater than the national
arithmetic mean of the testing group.
SO APPROVED by the undersigned as the duly appointed and serving Jeffersonville
Police Merit Commission Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, this ~ day of March,
2010.
JEFFERSONVILLE
POLICE MERIT COMMISSIONER
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Dr. Stuart Robertson, President
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Bonnie Deppert, Secretary
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Jeff Esarey, Commiss'on
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Clay "Beany" Smith, Commissioner