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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 07_11/12/2015 Reid, Merlene From: Elg, Christopher Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 11:06 AM To: Reid, Merlene Subject: Justification Will this do? The Sergeant's written examination has been given twice in the last severat years (one before my appointment and one since) with no candidate successfully passing it. It has been two entirely different written exams and this time I am requesting a different assessment. It will be an in-basket exercise which among other things assesses judgment, prioritization, efFiciency, decision making, leadership etc. This change has been at my request and the PBA has graciously agreed to my terms in order to move this process forward. It is a one time change and reverts back to the original contract language after the administration of this assessment. Chief Christopher L. Elg Tequesta Police Department i MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION � THE VILLAGE OF TEQLTESTA ("VILLAGE") and the PALM BEACH COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION ("PBA") agree on the following Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") which amends Article 21, PROMOTIONS, of the parties' current Collective Bargaining Agreement ("CBA") as follows" ARTICLE 21 PROMOTIONS The following procedures will be used for the promotion of police officers to the rank of Sergeant. These procedures are meant to apply to sergeant positions which supervise traditional police functions in effect in the Police Department on October 1, 2015. Section 1• The Village will announce promotion examinations at least forty-five (45) days in advance. The Village will also list the areas the examination will cover. All materials, if any, shall be provided to employee(s) taking the examination for the entire time period between announcement of the e�mination and the examination. Request to take the e�mination must be submitted within fourteen (14) days ofposting. Section 2• To be eligible for promotion to sergeant, a poiice officer must meet the following requirements: 1. Successful completion of his/her probationary period of employment with the Village of Tequesta Police Department, and 2. Must be presently certified by the State of Florida as a police officer, and 3. Have a total of two and half (2 1/2) years experience as a full-time certified police officer. Section 3• All sworn personnel desiring promotion in the Police Department will be required to take the appropriate promotional e�unination. In addition to the general requirements for promotion, employees will be required to meet the following qualifications to be admitted to such e�mination. 1. Anyone taking an examination shall be an employee of the Police Department of the Village of Tequesta. 2. An employee within the period of an authorized leave of absence from the Police Department of the Village of Tequesta shall be eligible to take such examination, provided the period of the leave of absence shall not be considered in calculating the "time in grade" requirement of these rules. Candidates must obtain a minimum examination score of 80% during the in-basket e�m to be eligible for further consideration. Additionally, seniority points assigned on the basis of one-half (1/2) point for each year of continuous uninterrupted sworn service with the Village shall be applied. Authorized leaves of absence, for the purpose of this Article, shall not be considered an interruption of continuous service. Seniority points, however, shall not accrue during authorized leaves of absence. College points based on one point for every 30 semester hours of college credits attained by the employee shall be applied up to a maximum of five (5) points. Military points based on one point for every full year of service of active duty shall be applied up to a maximum of five (5) points. Seniority, college and/or military points (up to a combined total of five (5) points for college credits and military service only) will be added to the final merlene of the in-basket exam. Section 4• The scores from the above testing procedures will then be posted and a promotional list will be made containing the names of the three officers with the highest scores. The promotional list will be good for one (1) year. The Chief of Police in his sole discretion shall pick one of the officers for promotion. If the officer declines the prornotion, the Chief of Police may choose another individual from the list of three. The scores from any e�minations shall be retained for at least one (1) year after the promotion and shall be available for any candidate to see his/her own scores. Section 5• Upon promotion, the employee will serve a twelve (12) month probationary period. Section 6• If there are no successful candidates, the Chief of Police may appoint from inside or recruit an outside candidate to fill the position. Section 7• The process above shall only be for one (1) time promotional exam and then this MOU will automatically expire, reverting to the original Article 21 contract language. The Parties hereto represent that they have full legal authority to enter into this Memorandum of Understanding. In addition, the Parties agree that this represents the entire MOU and agreement between VILLAGE and PBA as to Article 21, and the remainder of the Contract remains in full force and effect. IN WIT'NESS THEREOF, the Parties have caused this Memorandum of Understanding to be signed by their duly authorized representatives on the _ day of November, 2015. FOR THE VILLAGE FOR THE PBA