RESO 1981-04 - Personnel PoliciesRESOLUTION NO. 81 -4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE,
TEXAS, AMENDING ITS PERSONNEL RULES; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS
RELATED THERETO.
WHEREAS on December 2, 1980, City Council adopted a comprehensive personnel
manual of rules, policies and programs affecting City employees, and
WHEREAS, City Council desires to amend those rules,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Huntsville, Texas, that:
Section 1: The "Huntsville Police Department Promotional Policies" as
presently constituted are hereby amended to read as follows:
HUNTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
PROMOTIONAL POLICIES
Section I - Purpose
1.01. The purpose of this procedure is to implement a fair promotional
procedure for the Huntsville Police Division.
Section II - Procedure for Promotion for the Supervisory Officer (not
including Assistant Chief or Police Chief)
2.01. Requirements: Two years Texas law enforcement experience and
an intermediate certificate from TCLEOSE.
2.02. Written Examination: A written examination will be administered
consisting of not less than 100 questions. The date, time and location
of the examination will be posted at least two (2) weeks prior to the
test date. Each candidate will be given identical questions on the
test. Study material will be posted on the bulletin board of the Police
Department and may not be changed 30 days prior to the test. Candidates
must correctly answer at least 70% of the questions to be referred to
the Oral Interview Board. No numerical score will be indicated, and
candidates will only be declared to have passed or to have failed.
2.03. Oral Interview: Within a reasonable time after the written ex-
amination, candidates who passed the exam will be interviewed by a panel
of five, appointed for a two -year period, which will consist of the
Director of Public Safety, one supervisor and three persons appointed
by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. Each member of the
panel will rate the candidate on a scale from 0 to 50. The top and
bottom score will be discarded and the remaining three averaged. If
the average exceeds 35 points, the candidate will be declared as passed,
without indication of a numerical grade.
2.04. Eligibility Pool: Candidates having passed the written exam and
the oral interview will be placed, in alphabetical order, in an eligi-
bility pool. That pool will be referred to the Director of Public Safety
and appointments made from the pool.
Section III - Promotion for the Rank of Assistant Chief of Police
Assistant Chief of Police will be selected by and serve at the discretion
of the Chief of Police.
March 17, 1981
Section 2: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
on this the i% r "d day of /2 LZ2 , A. D. 1981.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
uth DeShaw, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott Bounds, City Attorney
MORRIS I. WALL R, Mayor