Res 2023-121R/Approving a meet and confer agreement between the San Marcos professiona Firefighters association local #3963 and the city of San Marcos.

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2023-2026 Meet and Confer Agreement Between the San Marcos Professional Firefighters Association and the City of San Marcos, Texas Section 5. Eligibility for Fire Battalion Chief Promotional Examination The Fire Battalion Chief promotional examination is open to all Fire Captains who have served in the Department in the classification of Fire Captain for at least two (2) years immediately before the Fire Battalion Chief promotional examination date. 2. If there are an insufficient number of eligible members in the classification of Fire Captain as outlined in number one (1) above, the Fire Battalion Chief promotional examination will be opened to all members in the classification of Fire Captain, regardless of time in classification. 3. If there are an insufficient number of eligible members in the classification of Fire Captain as outlined in number two (2) above, the Fire Battalion Chief promotional examination will be opened to all members in the classification of Fire Driver/Engineer with seven (7) years, or more, of service in the classification of Fire Driver/Engineer. Section 2. Promotional Examination for Fire Battalion Chief: Persons having held the rank of Captain for a period of two (2) continuous years immediately before the examination date shall be eligible for promotion to the rank of Battalion Chief. In the event all eligible candidates fail the written portion of the promotion examination which follows, all captains regardless of time -in -rank may be eligible for the examination for promotion to Battalion Chief. The promotional examination for the rank of Battalion Chief shall consist of two parts as follows: A. Written Examination - The written examination shall consist of questions relating to the duties of the Battalion Chief. All notice of written examinations and publishing of study material shall be in accordance with this agreement, 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. 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 Fire Department who currently hold the equivalent or higher rank being tested for in a Fire 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 two (2) years. 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 assessment center will be scheduled within 60 days following the Civil Service Commission meeting to hear written examination appeals. Page 18