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December 19, 2012
Ms. Vicki Conlin
Jeffersonville City Clerk
500 Quartermaster Court
City -Hall, Suite 135
Jeffersonville IN 47130
RE: Police Merit Commission
Amendment No. 2012 -01
Our File No.: 1030 -001
Dear Vicki:
Erclo ed pease find the original Amendment No. 2012 -01 to the Jeffs rsonvi!_ic Police Vie
Commission's Rules and Procedures that was adopted at the meeting held on December 11, 2012.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Robert G. Bottorff II
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Enclosure: Amendment No 2012 -01
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STATE OF INDIANA
BEFORE THE JEF FERSONVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
AMENDMENT NO. _2C,=-CL
AN AMENDMENT OF THE
JEFFERSONVILLE POLICE MERIT CO MMISSION
RULES AND PROCEDURES, REMOVING # ND AMENDING
LANGUAGE TO RULE & PROCEDURE ENTITLED
DEPARTMENT"
"PROMOTION WITHIN THE POLICE "
Police Merit Commission (hereinafter the "Commission
WHEREAS, this Jeffersonville Poli
the Jeffersonville Police Merit Commission
or the "Commissioners"), has previously adopted
" "Rules" which govern the Commissioners' decisioil-
Rules and Procedures (hereinafter the R )�
and romotion of members of the Jeffersonville City
making with respect to hiring, discipline, a p
�� ment and the operations of the Commission; and,
Police Department (hereinafter the Depart " )�
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, pursuant to Rule & Procedure No. 6 of the Rules and Ind. Code §§ 36-8 -3.5
n to date created promotion eligibility lists and made
et seq., the Commission has on one occasio
promotions from said lists; and,
F. PAST PERFORMANCE
The performance record of the police officer shall be considered as fifteen percent
(15 %) of the overall rating. This record will include all past performance ratings
and physical fitness test results subsequent to the establishment of the previous
eligibility list. All police officers shall receive an equal past performance rating
during the establishment of the first eligibility list only, or when the Commission
determines that equity and fairness demands it because of a change in the past
performance rating system adopted by the Jeffersonville Police Department Merit
Commission. New past performance rating systems cannot be adopted more
frequently than once every two (2) years.
G. SENIORITY
For each calender year of police service, the candidate for promotion shall receive
one -half percent (0.5 %) credit towards the maximum ten percent (10 %) possible
credit in the ten percent (10 %) seniority composite score.
H. PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY LIST
A Promotion Eligibility List for each promoted rank will be established by
weighted composite scoring of the competitive promotion examinations, past
performance and seniority as summarized below:
Written Examination
55%
Oral Examination - Merit Board
20%
Past Performance
15%
Seniority
10%
A minimum weighted composite score of Eighty percent (80 %) shall be required
in order to be listed on the Promotions Eligibility List.
PROBATIONARY PROMOTION
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When a vacancy in rank occurs, the commission shall certify to the chief of the
department the three members with the highest scores on the eligibility list for
that particular rank. Within six months the commission, upon the
recommendation of the chief, shall promote one of those members to fill the
vacant position. When requested to fill multiple vacancies, the Commission will
fill the vacancies sequentially, not concurrently. Promotions are probationary for
one (1) year. At the end of the probationary period the Chief shall review the
probationary officer's performance and recommend to the Commission that the
promotion be made permanent or that the promotion be revoked. The
probationary period shall begin as of the date the member accepts the
responsibility of the new position.
J. EFFECT OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION UPON A PROBATIONARY OFFICER
The Commission shall reserve the right to revoke the probationary status of any
officer subjected to Departmental disciplinary actions. Any probationary officer
whose rank has been revoked shall have his /her name removed from the
Promotion Eligibility List and shall be ineligible to test for promotion for a period
of two years.
K. RIGHT TO REFUSE PROMOTION
An officer, when offered a promotion, may refuse to accept the promotion by
written notification of refusal to the Commission within ten (10) days after being
notified of his /her promotion. In the event an officer refuses a promotion, that
officer's position on the eligibility list shall be adjusted and he shall be placed in
the last position on the promotion eligibility list unless successful appeal is made
to the Commission that the refusal is made for a currently valid reason.
SO APPROVED by the undersigned as the duly appointed and serving Jeffersonville
Police Merit Commission Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, this t ‘ day of
te.Cgje 2012.
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