Billy
10-12-2006, 04:41 PM
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
In a recent meeting with the Superintendent, the issue of the next Sergeant’s Promotional Examination was discussed. It is the hope of the Superintendent to have a Sergeant’s Promotional Examination ready to be administered sometime around December 2006 or January 2007.
It is anticipated that the format will change somewhat as follows. The test will still incorporate a written portion addressing the criminal, municipal, and traffic statutes as well as departmental regulations, policies, procedures, investigative procedures, case law, etc.. There will also be a standard “in-basket” component as well as video “scenarios”. The major difference is that the responses will be multiple choice rather than graded by assessors, allowing for a “scantron” grading system which will be much faster and cost-effective, as it won’t require “assessors.” It is anticipated that the results will be quickly forthcoming and promotions made immediately thereafter.
Recognizing that cost and resource considerations have traditionally prevented the administering of frequent tests, PANO has offered to assist the City in developing and administering a new test by subsidizing the cost of a new examination.
Officers who anticipate taking the upcoming sergeant’s examination are encouraged to begin preparing well in advance. A review of the Department Regulations and Criminal, Municipal and Traffic Statues, and Code of Criminal Procedure, would be prudent until more specific texts and subject matter are disclosed. Officers can expect a Promotional Test Seminar sponsored by PANO well in advance of the examination process, with details to be announced when the examination is announced. Privately sponsored Promotional Seminars are also available at a cost to the officer but the PANO Seminar will be free to PANO members.
With respect to the Current Sergeant's Promotional register, Superintendent Riley has opted to once again begin applying the old "Rule of Three" from the pre-Banded List days. Civil Service has sanctioned the use of these rules which allow for the Removal and/or Passing Over of eligible candidates for promotion at the discretion of the Superintendent.
This practice was initially challenged when the Banded List was first established, but at that time, the entire system was governed by a temporary Consent Decree. Under the Consent Decree, the Superintendent was prohibited from using the "Rule of Three" and was compelled by the court to promote everyone in a Band before moving to the next lower Band.
When the Consent Decree expired, the practice of the "Rule of Three" was again initiated by Superintendent Pennington, and was then abandoned by Superintendent Eddie Compass, who chose to promote everyone in a Band before moving to the next lower Band during his administration.
That practice has again been resurrected by Superintendent Riley, and some eleigible candidates for sergeant have just been removed from the list and/or passed over for promotion. PANO Attorneys are now meeting with some of the affected officers and the matter will be litigated by PANO attorneys on their behalf. It is the position of the Police Association of New Orleans that the "Rule of Three", while still part of the Civil Service Regulatory System, was never designed for the newer banded-list system, and as such, should have been abandoned. The matter will likely end up in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and State Supreme Court. You will be kept posted on our progress.
A full explanation of the "Rule of Three" and its ramifications will be forthcoming.
ALSO.
The NOPD Public Integrity Bureau plans to address the Civil Service Commission on Wednesday, August 2, 2006, at 10:00AM., to request a blanket extension of the "60 day rule" on a large number of administrative violation cases, orginating from pre-Katrina, which have never been concluded.
PANO Attorney Frank DeSalvo and I will be attending as well as FOP Attorney Eric Hessler to offer representation against the extension for the affected NOPD officers. I will keep you informed as to the outcome and its affect on pending P.I.B. cases.
ONE NOPD
Michael Glasser, President PANO
In a recent meeting with the Superintendent, the issue of the next Sergeant’s Promotional Examination was discussed. It is the hope of the Superintendent to have a Sergeant’s Promotional Examination ready to be administered sometime around December 2006 or January 2007.
It is anticipated that the format will change somewhat as follows. The test will still incorporate a written portion addressing the criminal, municipal, and traffic statutes as well as departmental regulations, policies, procedures, investigative procedures, case law, etc.. There will also be a standard “in-basket” component as well as video “scenarios”. The major difference is that the responses will be multiple choice rather than graded by assessors, allowing for a “scantron” grading system which will be much faster and cost-effective, as it won’t require “assessors.” It is anticipated that the results will be quickly forthcoming and promotions made immediately thereafter.
Recognizing that cost and resource considerations have traditionally prevented the administering of frequent tests, PANO has offered to assist the City in developing and administering a new test by subsidizing the cost of a new examination.
Officers who anticipate taking the upcoming sergeant’s examination are encouraged to begin preparing well in advance. A review of the Department Regulations and Criminal, Municipal and Traffic Statues, and Code of Criminal Procedure, would be prudent until more specific texts and subject matter are disclosed. Officers can expect a Promotional Test Seminar sponsored by PANO well in advance of the examination process, with details to be announced when the examination is announced. Privately sponsored Promotional Seminars are also available at a cost to the officer but the PANO Seminar will be free to PANO members.
With respect to the Current Sergeant's Promotional register, Superintendent Riley has opted to once again begin applying the old "Rule of Three" from the pre-Banded List days. Civil Service has sanctioned the use of these rules which allow for the Removal and/or Passing Over of eligible candidates for promotion at the discretion of the Superintendent.
This practice was initially challenged when the Banded List was first established, but at that time, the entire system was governed by a temporary Consent Decree. Under the Consent Decree, the Superintendent was prohibited from using the "Rule of Three" and was compelled by the court to promote everyone in a Band before moving to the next lower Band.
When the Consent Decree expired, the practice of the "Rule of Three" was again initiated by Superintendent Pennington, and was then abandoned by Superintendent Eddie Compass, who chose to promote everyone in a Band before moving to the next lower Band during his administration.
That practice has again been resurrected by Superintendent Riley, and some eleigible candidates for sergeant have just been removed from the list and/or passed over for promotion. PANO Attorneys are now meeting with some of the affected officers and the matter will be litigated by PANO attorneys on their behalf. It is the position of the Police Association of New Orleans that the "Rule of Three", while still part of the Civil Service Regulatory System, was never designed for the newer banded-list system, and as such, should have been abandoned. The matter will likely end up in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and State Supreme Court. You will be kept posted on our progress.
A full explanation of the "Rule of Three" and its ramifications will be forthcoming.
ALSO.
The NOPD Public Integrity Bureau plans to address the Civil Service Commission on Wednesday, August 2, 2006, at 10:00AM., to request a blanket extension of the "60 day rule" on a large number of administrative violation cases, orginating from pre-Katrina, which have never been concluded.
PANO Attorney Frank DeSalvo and I will be attending as well as FOP Attorney Eric Hessler to offer representation against the extension for the affected NOPD officers. I will keep you informed as to the outcome and its affect on pending P.I.B. cases.
ONE NOPD
Michael Glasser, President PANO