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2022-2025 Meet and Confer Agreement <br />Between the San Marcos Police Officers' Association and the City of San Marcos, Texas <br />d. Entry-level police officers placed up to Step 19.09 of the pay schedule must also complete <br />a new hire probationary period as outlined in Article 4. <br />e. The Chief of Police's determination of whether an applicant meets the criteria of the <br />lateral entry program and placement in the pay structure shall be final and non -appealable <br />to the Civil Service Commission, arbitrator or to any court. <br />3. Applicants who meet eligibility for the lateral entry program may apply for employment <br />through the continuous Police Officer posting (no entrance testing required). <br />Non -classified Part-time Police Officers: <br />The Chief may appoint part-time police officers for limited purposes which will not be members of <br />the classified service at appointment and will. not have the protections of civil service at <br />employment or for the duration of employment. Part-time officers shall not work more than 1000 <br />hours per year and not more than 30 hours in any week unless approved by the Director of Human <br />Resources, or their designee, in writing. " <br />Section 2: Eligibiity List <br />A. This Article shall supersede Section 143.025 of the Texas Local Government Code to allow for more <br />than one eligibility list to be in effect at the same time which subsequent list shall be utilized upon <br />the exhaustion or expiration of the prior list. <br />B. Additional points may be awarded only to an applicant with a passing score of 70 or more as <br />outlined below: <br />Section 3: Prior Experience - eligible for a maximum of 5 points <br />A. Two (2) years prior civilian law enforcement experience <br />B. Two (2) years prior honorable military experience (Honorable discharge from United States Armed <br />Forces) <br />*No cumulative points for law enforcement or military experience are allowed. The maximum total <br />additional points are five (5) points. <br />Section 4: Education - eligible for 5 points for meeting educational requirements below: <br />Completion of a social science bachelors, masters or doctorate degree as described below'. <br />The maximum additional points for candidates having points in section 3 and section 4 is eight (8) points <br />Additional points, if any, shall be added only to the applicant's passing score. <br />No cumulative points for law enforcement or military experience are allowed. The maximum total <br />additional points are eight (8) points. An applicant will be eligible for eight (8) total points if they have prior <br />experience (law enforcement or military) and a degree as described below. <br />'To be eligible for law enforcement experience points, the applicant must provide either a copy of their <br />TCOLE report, or other agency equivalent, or a letter from the current/previous employer showing at least <br />two (2) years of service as a law enforcement officer. This does not include corrections or <br />telecommunication service. This document must be provided prior to the written exam to be awarded the <br />points. <br />'To be eligible for military experience points, the applicant must provide a valid DD214 form by the written <br />examination which shows at least two (2) years of service from the United States Armed Forces with an <br />Page 5 <br />