Vote: approved

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39. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MERIT SYSTEM RESOLUTION The Director, WM&D recommends that the Board amend the Law Enforcement Officers Merit System Resolution to allow for promotional registers to be extended an additional two years beyond the current two year limit in circumstances where no promotions from the eligible promotion list have occurred during the two year period currently permitted in the Resolution. The current register expires November 5, 2010. Specifically, Sect II, Part B.4 of the Resolution should be amended as follows: "unless no promotions from the eligible promotion lists have occurred; in which case the Commission may extend the eligible lists for up to two additional years" This proposal arises from the fact that there have been no opportunities for promotions during the current two year term of the promotional register for Lieutenants and Captains, which was approved by the Merit Commission on November 5, 2008. While this unusual situation may be due to a number of factors, the poor economy is undoubtedly one of the foremost reasons. The register process is a time intensive one, requiring numerous hours to prepare and grade written questions, to prepare the oral board questions for command staff who sit on the oral boards, and finally, to evaluate the responses. In the two years that this promotional register has existed, there has not been one promotional opportunity for the Officers on the register. The Director, WM&D recommends that Section II, Part B.4 read as follows: "unless no promotions from the eligible promotion lists have occurred; in which case the Commission may extend the eligible lists for up to two additional years" (C-31-11-002-6-00)