85-06 144.08 Promotions for Uniformed Police & Fire

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Please substitute for 85-06 (Placed on 1st reading 11-20-06 and referred to R & O; Placed on 2nd reading 12-4-06) ORDINANCE NO. 85-06 FitzGerald, Madigan, Seelie. AN ORDINANCE to create a new section within Chapter 144, Civil Service Commission, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to set out promotions for uniformed police and fire. WHEREAS, this ordinance is necessary in that any Rules and Regulations of the Lakewood Civil Service Commission which differ from the Ohio Revised Code must be enacted by ordinance; and WHEREAS, based on the experience of the Civil Service Commission and their extensive review of the Rules and Regulations, the Commission recommends that the procedure for promotions of uniformed police and fire be reflected as described in the proposed ordinance. Now, therefore BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE C1TY OF LAKEWOOD~ STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That a new Section within Chapter 144, Civil Service Commission, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood is hereby created to read as follows: 144,XX PROCEDURE FOR PROMOTIONS FOR UNIFOR~IED POLICE AND FIRE (a) Promotions for uniformed Police and Fire shall be from class to class from the lowest to highest. No person shall be eligible to take any promotional examination without having served two years in the highest grade in the next lower class by the date of such examination. This requirement may be waived by the Commission if only one person is eligible, or if only one eligible person is willing to take such examination. In that event, persons having served at least two years in the then next lower g~ade in the next lower class shall also be eligible to take such examination. (b) In no case shall any person be considered for the position of Chief uriless he or she has served a minimum of ten (10) years with that division in the City of Lakewood. / / (c) At the discretion of the Commission credit for ~erformance ratings of the applicants may be considered in the determination of a F)'nal score, in no case however, shall the performance evaluation constitute m6re than fifteen percent (15%) of the applicants final score. Performance evaluations shall be on forms and in a manner prescribed by the Commission. (d) Applicants, otherwise eligible for promotion, who achieve a passing score on a promotional exam shall receive credit for seniority which shall be determined as follows: 1. Each of the first four (4) full years of service shall be counted as one half (.50) a point.