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70-VRESOLUTION NO. 70- WHEREAS, pursuant to the charter of the CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, the City Council of said municipality has heretofore, by Resolution, adopted certain Civil Service Rules and Regulations governing the merit system of said municipality, effective July 16, 1962, as heretofore amended; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the procedure set forth in said charter, the Personnel Officer of said City has heretofore pre_pared a certain proposed amendment to said Rules and Regulations pertaining to selection and promotion of employees; filling vacancies, which proposed amendment has been approved by the City Manager and submitted to the City Council for their consideration; and WHEREAS, the City Council has examined said proposed amendme~, ! and after due consideration deems the enactment of said amendment to the best4merit system; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOYNT(~I BEACH, FLORIDA: 1. That the existing Civil Service Rules and Regulations of the City of Boynton Beach, as amended, are hereby further amended by incorporating therein the additions, deletions and amendments set forth in the attached exhibit, which exhibit is hereby made a part hereof by reference. 2. In all other respects subject Rules and Regulations, as amended are hereby ratified and confirmed. 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage. PASSED AND ADOPTED this ~ day of ~'-OL-V' , 1970. ATTEST: City Clerk CORP. SEAL CITY OF BOYNTON t~EACH, FLORIDA Mayor ~Vice Mayor C ouncilm an MEMORANDUM July 7, 1970 To: From: Mr. Gene Moore, City Attorney William H. Sullivan, Personnel Officer In accordance with the recommendations of the Civil Service Board, the following changes were requested and approved by Council. Will you kindly prepare a Resolution to be presented to Council incorporating these changes, namely: Page 11 - Civil Service Rules & Regulations Book Article IV, Section 3, Paragraph 2: "An applicant must have a physical examination immed- iately after he has passed the written and oral examina- tions and accepted for employment with the City of Boynton Beach, to determine his physical fitness for the position. If he does not pass his physical examina- tion, this will be cause for immediate dismissal." Page 10 - Article IV, Section 1, Paragraph 4: "The City be permitted to hire an applicant providing he has passed the necessary written and oral tests before the F.B.I report is completed, inasmuch as it takes from 6 to ~ weeks before a report is received from Washington. However, if said applicant's report is deemed undesirable for employment with the City, this shall be immediate cause for dismAssal." Page 12 -Article IV, Section 4 - Police Promotions. Items 1 thru 6 - per the attached sheet. Encls. SECT I0N 4. POLICE PROMO?IONS. I - No porson shall b~ admitted to an examination for promo- tion to Detective until he shall have served on the local force for at least six (6) months. 2 - No person shall be admitted to an examination for promo- tion to Detective Sergeant and Police Sergeant until he shall have served on the local force for at least eighteen (18) months as a Patrolman or Detective. 3 - No person except a detective Sergeant, police sergeant, or desk sergeant, shall be eligible to take an examination for a higher position in the department and even these candidates will not be declared eligible for the examination until they have served at least one (1) year as sergeant. 4 - Motorcycle Officers shall be appointed by the Department Head with the approval of the City Manager after they have demon- strated their ability to qualify for the position. 5 - A police officer in continuous service who holds a Civil Service rank and is appointed to a higher position within the department may, upon his written request, be returned to the rank from which he was promoted. 6 - The Chief of Police may, in emergencies, appoint regularly employed officers who have passed their probationary period to act in the various classifications, but the officers may not hold the acting positions longer than 90 days and may be reappointed for an additional 90 days only by the Chief of Police for a total of 180 days. ~ Amended ~ include "and Police Sergeant" July 2, 1970