Res 2019-141/approving a Meet and Confer Agreement between the San Marcos Police Officers’ Association and the City of San Marcos

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Proposed 2019-2022 Meet and Confer Agreement Between the San Marcos Police Officers' Association and the City of San Marcos, Texas higher rank being tested for in a Police Department in a city of 50,000 or more in population. All of the assessors shall have held that equivalent or higher position for a minimum of three (3) years. 2. The City and the Association shall agree on the guidelines to be presented to the Assessment Center Board for use in used in the assessment process. 3. The Assessment Center Board shall consider all assessment center scores. A score of 70% shall be considered a passing score for the Assessment Center portion of the promotional process. The result of the Assessment Center shall not be appealable to the Civil Service Commission, or to arbitration through any grievance procedure, or to any judicial or administrative body. 4. The formula for arriving at a final score for both written examination (A) and assessment center (B) scores will be the following: 40% Written Examination score plus 60% Assessment Center score = Final Score Example: (.4) (88 written exam score) + (.6) (81 assessment center score) = 35.2 + 48 = 83.2 (Final Score) C. Eligibility List Within seventy-two (72) hours of the completion of the Assessment Center Process, excluding weekends and holidays, an eligibility list shall be prepared and posted with the respective ranking of all promotional candidates based on the candidate's final score based on the formula specified in B (4.) of this Article. Section 3. Written Promotional Exam Grades Every candidate taking a Corporal or Sergeant promotional examination must score a minimum of 70 on the written exam to be eligible for seniority points. For example, a candidate scoring 69, the final grade is 69 and is not considered a passing score. A candidate scoring 70 will have seniority points added to their score. Section 4. Life of the Eligibility List Every promotional eligibility list shall be valid for a period of eighteen (18) months after the date of the written examination or Assessment Center, notwithstanding any pending disputes, appeals or litigation concerning an applicant's score or right to promotion, unless the list is exhausted. Section 5. Rule of Three A. Effective October 1, 2016, when a vacancy occurs and a promotional eligibility list exists, the Chief shall make the promotion of the number one candidate on the eligibility list unless the candidate has received any one of the following in the two years immediately preceding the date of appointment: 1. A temporary suspension of more than three (3) days; and/or 2. A demotion in rank, whether voluntary or involuntary. PAGE 20