Subject: 20126/PoliceManual/#0.07/PromotionPolicy
Date: Thu, 4 May 1989 09:49:48 -0500


                  
                               RESOLUTION NO. 20126
                  
                  
                   A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE POLICE MANUAL BY
                   ADOPTING A REVISED MANUAL ORDER NO. 0.07.
                  
                  
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       	    	 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
       CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, That there be and is hereby authorized an 

       amendment to the Police Manual by adopting a revised Manual Order 

       No. 0.07 relative to promotion policy, a copy of which is 
attached
       hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
      
       ADOPTED:	 February 15, 1994
      
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    Police Manual
    Manual Order No. 0.07
    Promotion Policy
   
   
    I.        This manual order establishes a systematic procedure for
         selection and promotion of personnel to higher ranks within the 

         Department.
   
    	      It is the policy of the Chattanooga Police Department to
         promote on a basis of qualifications, ability, and performance. 

         Qualifications for in-service promotions shall be based upon
         merit and fitness to be determined, so far as is practicable,
         by suitable, job-related, competitive, objective, written, 
and/or
         oral knowledge tests; skills examination, where appropriate;
         interviews; physical fitness or ability examinations, where
         appropriate; and experience.
   
              The personnel director shall work closely with the 
department
         heads to prepare relevant examination components and 
procedures.
   
              The personnel director shall keep a record of qualified
         applicants for the various positions in the classification plan 

         and, except as to exempt service, the personnel director shall
         certify the names of those determined by testing procedures to 
be
         the most qualified of such available applicants to the 
department
         head.
       
    II.  Promotion Testing Administration
   
    	      The Chief of Police and/or his designee will be the
         administrator responsible for the management of the promotional 

         testing process.  The administrator may call upon other members 
of
         the Police Department for assistance during the testing 
process. 
         The administrator will be responsible for coordinating the
         planning and execution of the promotional testing with Director 
of
         City Personnel.
    	
    	      The Director of City Personnel and/or members of the City
         Personnel Department will participate in each phase of the
         promotional testing.  At the completion of the promotional 
testing
         process, the Director of City Personnel will provide a 
certified
         list of qualified candidates for promotion to the Administrator 
of
         Fire and Police and the Chief of Police.  The components used 
in
         City Personnel certification of the promotional testing process 

         shall include:  written test results, oral assessment review
         results, and employee seniority. 
   
   
   III.  Eligibility
  
    	  A.  All candidates for promotion must be willing to participate
              in the wellness program.
   
    	  B.  Candidates eligible for testing must meet the years of
              service requirement within one (1) year following the
              promotional announcement closing date.  For example, a 
patrol
              officer with two years and six months service is eligible 
to
              take the sergeant test, but will not be eligible for
              promotion until his/her third anniversary date.
   
    	  C.  Promotions will be given to the next higher rank only.
   
    	  D.  Promotions to the rank above Captain are not subject to the
              above provisions.
   
   
    IV.	 Personal Resume
   
    	  A.  Each candidate will be required to submit a narrative of
              his/her activities and accomplishments as a Peace Officer.
              The candidate is also invited to submit a general resume,
              including civic activities in the community.
   
    	  B.  The resume will not receive a numerical rating but will be
              available to the Safety Administrator and Chief of Police
              when making their recommendations for promotion.
   
    	  C.  The narrative and resume are to be submitted with the
              application for promotion.
   
   
     V.	 Final Selection
   
    	      Final selection of those recommended to be promoted will be
         made by the Safety Administrator in consultation with the Chief 
of
         Police.   
   
   
    VI.  Affirmative Action
   
    	      Final selection of those promoted shall be consistent with
         provisions of the City of Chattanooga Affirmative Action 
Program
         and the spirit in which it is adopted.
   
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   VII.	 Tests Eligibility
  
    	      The results of any testing process will be valid for a period 

         of two (2) years from the date of certification.
   
    
   
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