HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmendment to Rules and Procedures (Section II)STATE OF INDIANA
BEFORE THE JEFFERSONVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
AMENDMENT NO.
AN AMENDMENT OF THE
JEFFERSONVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION RULES AND
PROCEDURES, REMOVING AND AMENDING LANGUAGE TORULE
& PROCEDURE #9, SECTION II, ENTITLED "AMENDMENT OF THE
JEFFERSONVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION RULES AND PROCEDURES"
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, Commission duly adopted the Rules according to Indiana Code §36-8-3.5 et
seq.; and,
WHEREAS, the Rules allow the Commission to amend the Rules at the Commission's
discretion; and,
WHEREAS, the Rules provide a procedure for the adoption of amendments to the Rules;
and,
WHEREAS, the Commission has had cause to amend the Rules on prior occasions; and,
WHEREAS, the Commission has found the process of amending the Rules is overly
burdensome and does not allow responsive changes to the Rules as the need arises and
circumstances dictate; and,
WHEREAS, the Commission desires to amend the Rules to provide a clear and less
burdensome amendment process to allow for amendments as the need arises.
NOW, THEREFORE, BY VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, Rule and Procedure #9,
Section II of the Jeffersonville Police Merit Commission Rules and Procedures is hereby
amended to read as follows:
A. Generally. Amendment of the Rules and Procedures shall
be permitted. Any proposed amendment to the Rules and
Procedures shall be adopted if proposed and adopted according to
the procedures set out in sections II(A) through II(~ set out
hereinbelow.
g, Proposed Amendments. Amendments to the Rules and
Procedures may be proposed at any time. A proposed amendment
shall be presented on motion of any of the Commissioners to the
Commission, and shall be in writing.
C. Commission Adoption of Proposed Amendments. Upon
motion of any of the Commissioners, and discussion of the
proposed amendment, the proposed amendment shall be put to a
vote of the Commission.
D. Supermajority Requirement for Approval. Any
proposed amendment of the Rules and Procedures shall be adopted
by the Commission upon a vote to approve of no less than four (4)
of the five (5) members of the Commission.
E. Distribution of Approved Amendments. Upon adoption
of an amendment to the Rules and Procedure, the Commission
shall provide a copy of the approved amendment to the Chief of
the Department. The Chief shall be required to distribute the
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approved amendment to each member of the Department.
F. Amendment Effective Date. Pursuant to Ind. Code § 36-
8-3.5-22, any amendment approved by at least four (4)
Commission members shall be in effect on the later of the
following dates: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Commission votes
to approve the proposed amendment; or (2) the date each member
of the Department has received a copy of the amendment which
was approved by at least four (4) members of the Commission.
SO APPROVED by the undersigned as the duly appointed and serving Jeffe~onville
Police Merit Commission Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, this ~~~ day of
~~ , 2010.
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