HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1986-0671INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER MERYL
ORDINANCE NO. _ 671
Series of 1986
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF
WHEAT RIDGE BY REVISING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 2
AND CHAPTER 18 THEREOF, RELATING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSIONS AUTHORITY AND DUTIES REGARDING THE HIRING
OF ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYEES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, the City Council has legislatively determined that the
job requirements for Police Department personnel are sufficiently
specialized in nature that the responsibility for selection should
be shared with those most knowledgeable in these areas;
WHEREAS, the City Council has legislatively determined that it is
in the best interest of the Police Department and the City as a
whole to provide the Police Department equal voice in the entry
level hiring process for Police Department personnel;
WHEREAS, the City Council has legislatively determined that by
sharing the responsibilities between the Civil Service Commission
and the Police Department the hiring process will be streamlined
and more expeditious;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 2-26(a) of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat
is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows:
"Sec. 2-26. Civil Service Commission. Scope of authority;
Duties and responsibilities; Procedures and administration
of hearings.
(a) Examination and certification of applicants for
position or promotion.
(1) All examinations for initial hire shall be compet-
itive among such candidates as are qualified, and who have
submitted all appropriate and complete applications and
other credentials. All testing and screening procedures
for initial hire shall be determined jointly by the Chief
of Police and the Civil Service Commission, in keeping with
modern personnel screening practices, and in compliance with
current federal and state guidelines regarding hiring, as
appropriate.
For the position of entry level police officer, and
all other entry level positions as deemed appropriate by
the Chief of Police, the first step in the screening
process, following application, shall be a pre-screening
interview to be conducted by two or more members of the
Police Department as appointed by the Chief of Police.
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The function and purpose of this oral interview will be
to screen out unacceptable candidates based upon a set of
specific standards formulated by the Chief of Police and
the Civil Service Commission, and as such, members assigned
to the pre-screening interview shall have the authority to
drop the candidate from further consideration in the event
that the candidate fails to meet the minimum standards as
established. Additionally, if subsequent to the background
investigation or the polygraph examination information is
developed to indicate that the candidate does not meet
the minimum standards as established for the pre-screening
interview, and upon consent of the Chief of Police, the
candidate shall be dropped from further consideration at
that time.
The final selection oral board for entry level police
officer and all other entry level positions as deemed
appropriate by the Chief of Police and the Civil Service
Commission, shall be composed of up to two (2) members of
the Police Department designated by the Chief of Police
and up to two (2) members of the Civil Service Commission
as assigned by the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission.
All members of the final selection oral board shall be equal
voting members.
Upon completion of the screening process the City
Administrators personnel assistant shall prepare a list
of candidates who have satisfactorily passed the entire
examination and in the order which their grades have placed
them. This list of the candidates shall be certified by
the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission or his designee
and then submitted to the Chief of Police for processing.
The Chief of Police, with approval of the City Admini-
strator, after having received a list duly certified,
shall hire candidate(s) from the list on the basis of the
"rule of three". The "rule of three" whenever referenced
in connection with this chapter, shall indicate the initial
hiring of a candidate from among the top three (3) remaining
candidates on the current eligibility list for that
particular job class or rank. The Chief of Police, with
approval of the City Administrator, shall designate those
persons who shall serve on the various phases of the screening
process; however, due to the Chiefs ultimate hiring authority,
he shall not directly participate in the actual screening of
any given group of candidates prior to his receiving the
certified list of eligible candidates.
(2) The Civil Service Commission shall be responsible
for establishing the minimum qualifications and for
conducting the examination and certification of all
applicants for promotion within the classified service
of the Police Department. Eligibility for taking a
promotional examination shall be from those members of the
department who are certified to the rank or grade immed-
iately below the rank or grade for which they are being
examined. Persons who hold the rank of Police Officer II
and possess the proper length of service in that grade shall
also be eligible to test for vacancies in the rank of Police
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Sergeant. In the event that the Civil Service Commission
shall determine that there are no qualified members in the
classified service to take a promotional examination, the
Civil Service Commission may undertake either open recruit-
ment or designate additional ranks or grades who may be
eligible for that particular examination only. All exam-
inations for promotion shall be competitive among such
members of the department as are qualified and desire to
submit themselves to examination. The Commission shall
submit to the Chief of Police the list with the names of
all members who have satisfactorily passed the entire
examination, in the order in which their grades have
placed them, and the Chief of Police, after having
received a list duly certified, shall make promotions
therefrom in the order in which they appear."
Section 2. Section 18-22 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat
Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows:
"Sec. 18-22. Organizational chart; creation of and filling
vacant positions; eligible lists.
The Chief of Police, with approval of the City Administrator,
shall annually, at budget time, supply City Council with an
organization chart setting forth the number of positions in
the classified service which will be necessary to perform the
duties assigned to the Department. The City Council shall, in
accordance with authority vested in them, determine thereafter
the number of positions to be allocated, based upon the budget
available to such Department.
Nothing in this provision shall prevent City Council from
creating new positions at any time as the needs of the
Department may require. However, any new positions so created
shall be filled in accordance with Section 2-26 of the Code of
Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge and with the terms of this
section.
All eligible lists, for both original appointment and for
promotion to positions in the classified service of the
Department shall expire after one year; except, that in the
case of a promotional eligibility list, if there is an
impending vacancy in the grade or rank for which the list
was created, by agreement of the Chief of Police and the Civil
Service Commission, said eligibility list may be extended for
a maximum of 90 days."
Section 3. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds,
determines, and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under
the general police power of the City of Wheat Ridqe, that it is
promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and
that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and
safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare.
The City Council further determines that the ordinance bears a
rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be
attained.
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Section 4. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph,
or part of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of
competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgement shall not affect,
impair, or invalidate the remainder of this ordinance or its
application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect 15 day(s) after
final publication.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of _ 8
to _0, this 19th_ day of May , 1986; ordered published in
full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat
Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set
for -,Tune 23 , 1986, 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers,
7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading
by a vote of 7 to p , this 23rd _ day of June , 1986.
SIGNED by the Mayor this -24th day of June , 1986.
Frank Stites, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Wanda Sang, City lerk
1st publication; May 22, 1986
2nd publication : June 26, 1986
Wheat Ridge Sentinel
Effective date: July 11, 1986
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY
OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY
John r es, City AttgYney
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