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BEFORE THE JEFFERSONVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
AMENDMENT NO.
AN AMENDMENT OF THE
JEFFERSONVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
RULES AND PROCEDURES, REMOVING LANGUAGE FROM RULE
& PROCEDURE #1, SECTION I(B), ENTITLED "APPLICATION PERIOD"
WHEREAS, this Jeffersonville Police Merit Commission (hereinafter the "Commission"
or the "Commissioners"), has previously adopted the Jeffersonville Police Merit Commission
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.; and,
WHEREAS, Commissioners adopted Rule and Procedure # 1(B) and provides that the
Commission will accept applications for membership with the Department "two (2) times per
year"; and,
WHEREAS, since the adoption of the Rules, the Commissioners have conducted the
application process for the hiring often (10) members for the Department; and,
WHEREAS, the Commissioners have further consulted with the Department
administration and have determined the needs of the Department will not typically require
receipt of applications by the Commission two (2) times per year; and,
WHEREAS, the Commissioners now desire to amend the Rules to allow for more
flexibility in the acceptance of applications for membership to the Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BY VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, Rule and Procedure #1,
Section I(B) of the Jeffersonville Police Merit Commission Rules and Procedures is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Application Periods: Completed applications will be accepted
during a specified sixty (60) day period of time. The time of
application shall be determined by the Jeffersonville Police
Department Merit Commission (hereinafter the "Commission") at
the Commission's discretion.
SO APPROVED by the undersigned as the duly appointed and serving Jeffersonville
Police Merit Commission Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, this ~fi''day of
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