HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmendment of Rules and Procedures (Section VI)STATE OF INDIANA
BEFORE THE JEFFERSONVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
AMENDMENT NO.
AN AMENDMENT OF THE
,JEFFERSONVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
RULES AND PROCEDURES, REMOVING LANGUAGE FROM RULE
& PROCEDURE #2 SECTION VI ENTITLED "PERSONAL INTERVIEW"
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 an oral, face-to-face interview of candidates, which is
required to be administered pursuant to Indiana Code §36-8-3.5 et seq.; and,
WHEREAS, desiring to have input from professional officers currently working in the
field of law enforcement, the Commission adopted Rule and Procedure #2, Section VI, which
provides that "[b]efore the Commission's interviews, a member of the Police Department
Administration, amember of the FOP, a ranking officer in the Uniform Division, and a ranking
officer in the Detective Division shall (as a panel) conduct preliminary interviews of such
candidates"; 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 considered the needs of the Department and
the burden upon the Department to conduct interviews using four (4) Department employees;
and,
WHEREAS, the Commissioners now desire to amend the Rules to allow for input from
the Department but to eliminate the burden upon Department human resources.
NOW, THEREFORE, BY VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, Rule and Procedure #2,
Section VI of the Jeffersonville Police Merit Commission Rules and Procedures is hereby
amended to read as follows:
PERSONAL INTERVIEWS
After completion of the initial background investigation, and the
IPST, the Commission shall conduct one or more personal
interviews which shall be considered as examinations of the
applicant's character, personal habits and reputation, as well as the
mental ability and general fitness of the applicant.
Before the Commission's interviews, a member of the Police
Department Administration, and a member of the Fraternal Order
of Police (the "FOP") shall (as a panel) conduct preliminary
interviews of such candidates. These interviews shall be held in
strictest confidence, and for the sole purpose of conveying to the
Commission questions or concerns that may occur to the
professional officers. Any such questions, comments or concerns
shall be conveyed to the Commission with no scoring or ranking
and will be considered, by the Commission, purely advisory or
informational.
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SO APPROVED by the undersigned as the duly appointed and serving Jeffyersonville
Police Merit Commission Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, this ~~ flay of
cam`, , 2010.
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