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ARTICLE 12 PROMOTIONS Section 1. Eligibility for Promotion A. Police Corporal 1. An Officer is not eligible for promotion to the classification of Police Corporal unless the Officer has served in the Department in the next lower classification for at least four years immediately before the police corporal promotional examination date. 2. If there are not sufficient Police Officers with 4 years or more service in the next lower classification who have timely applied to take the examination to provide an adequate number of persons to take the police corporal examination, the Director may open the examination to persons in that position with three or more years service. 3. If there are not sufficient Police Officers with 3 or more years service in that position to who have timely applied to take the examination to provide an adequate number of person to take the police corporal examination, the Director may open the examination to persons in that classification with two or more years service. B. Police Sergeant I. A Corporal is not eligible for promotion to the classification of Police Sergeant unless the officer has served in the Department in the next lower classification for at least two years immediately before the police sergeant promotional examination date. 2. Corporals shall attend a mandatory supervisory or management training program approved by the Chief designed for that rank of no less than 40 -hours to be eligible to take the sergeant promotional examination. 3. Corporals must also have an Associate Degree or at least 60 hours (with a passing grade) of college hour credits from an accredited college or university to be eligible to take the sergeant promotional examination. 4. The Chief shall reasonably schedule all eligible Corporals to attend the approved mandatory supervisory or management training program. The failure or refusal of an Officer to participate in the training program for any reason shall not constitute a basis for any grievance or for any judicial or other administrative relief. Exceptions to the training requirement due to unusual circumstances may be granted by the Civil Service Commission. 5. If there are not a sufficient number of police corporals meeting the requirements outlined above with two years of service to take the examination, the Director shall open the examination to corporals /officers who meet the requirements outlined above as follows: a. First, Corporals with less than two years of service meeting the aforementioned education requirements. b. Second, If there are insufficient Corporals in step "a" above, all Corporals not meeting the educational requirement. c. Third, If there are insufficient Corporals in steps "a" and "b" above, then officers with at least four years or more of service and educational requirements. Page 15