R2024-317 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Collective Bargaining Agreement Regarding Pay, Benefits, and Work Conditions Between the Decatur Police Benevolent And Protective Association Labor Committee and the City of Decatur

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a DPD Officer with five years on the job. All salary step increases will be based on the combined total of experience awarded at the time of hire,not to exceed 5 years, and the number of current consecutive years of service with the police department. All credit for previous service is for full-time employment(no Part-Time credit will be given) and credit given is for completed years of service(no partial year credits). All other benefits allowed under the contract, including longevity pay,will be based on the actual hire date. Section 12. Officers who recruit a police officer new to the Decatur Police Department shall be entitled to a recruitment bonus of $1,000 per new officer recruited, upon the recruit successfully completing the probationary period. Consistent with this Section,the City's Human Resources Department will establish criteria to identify who is awarded this bonus. ARTICLE 7 VACANCIES AND PROMOTIONS Section 1. Vacancies in the classified police service of the city shall be filled and promotions in said service made according to the rules of the Civil Service Commission and applicable provisions of the Civil Service Law for Cities. The City shall notify the Union of any proposed change in the rules of the Civil Service Commission not less than 30 days prior to the consideration and adoption of said change by the Commission. Section 2 (a). The City agrees to notify the Union of any promotional examinations or any assignment openings, and listed or recommended study materials for such written examination, if any,not less than 45 calendar days prior to the examination or 10 calendar days prior to the filling of the assigned position, as the case may be. (b). The City shall make all assignments based on articulable facts related to officer performance, experience in the assignment area, work evaluations and seniority. Such facts shall be articulated to any officer applying for an assignment after the assignment has been made,upon written or verbal request for same. An officer may be accompanied by a Union executive board member when learning of the facts regarding such assignment, but said Union executive board member may only listen and observe and may not participate in the discussion. Section 3. Employees taking Civil Service promotional examinations shall have the right to review the correct answers and their scores on all portions of such examinations in accordance with the rules of the Civil Service Commission, provided that the identity of the individuals grading the oral portions of the examinations shall not be disclosed. Section 4. The following procedure will govern all promotional processes for Sergeant: (a). All examinations shall relate to the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the critical and essential functions of the position applied for. Eligibility for promotion to the position of Sergeant shall be based on: 11