Res 2022-203R/ Approving a meet and Confer Agreement between SM Police Officer's Assoication and the City of SM and delcaring effective date

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2022-2025 Meet and Confer Agreement Between the San Marcos Police Officers' Association and the City of San Marcos, Texas ARTICLE 12 PROMOTIONS Section 1. Promotional Examinations• Promotional examinations for all ranks shall consist of written examination, assessment center and in year two (2) of the agreement performance review as follows: A. Written Examination The written examination shall consist of questions relating to the duties of the rank of the position to be filled. All notice of written examinations and publishing of study material shall be in accordance with TLGC, Chapter 143, and the rules established by the Commission. A score of 70% on the written examination shall be considered a passing score. If written examination scores are the same, the ranking of those scores shall be done based on rules established by the Commission. All test participants with passing grades, up to a maximum of the top eight (8), shall be allowed to continue to the next phase of the examination process, the Assessment Center. In the event there are more than 8 candidates passing the written test, the top-ranking candidates based on test score plus seniority points will continue to the Assessment Center. In the event only one candidate passes the written examination, that one person shall be allowed to continue to the Assessment Center. If the initial list from a first assessment of 8 candidates is exhausted and vacancies are anticipated, a second assessment will be scheduled for the remaining candidates (not to exceed 8 additional). B. Assessment Center 1. The City and the Association shall agree on the guidelines to be presented to the Assessment Center Board for use in their examination. 2. The Assessment Center Board shall consist of three members, which shall be persons from outside the San Marcos Police Department, who currently hold the equivalent or higher rank being tested for in a Police Department in a city of 50,000 or more in population. All the assessors shall have held that equivalent or higher position for a minimum of two (2) years. 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. C. Performance Review A performance review of the employees overall performance, positive and negative, shall be evaluated based on a matrix. The POA and the City shall work together to develop this matrix to be effective in year two (2) of the agreement. This item is being implemented in year 2 to provide time for quality assurance of information in Agency 360. The performance review shall count for 20% of each candidate's overall score in the assessment process. D. The formula for arriving at a final score includes: 1. Year 1: (1) the written examination score and (2) the assessment center score as outlined below. PAGE 19