10-15-81 Civil Service Commisson Meeting minutes

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Civil Service Hearing 10/15/81 • Page 2 Civil Service Rules and Regulations went into effect at this Department on 10/1/81. Under the City of La Porte Police Civil Service Rules and Regulations, Rule 6, Page 7 (Status of Present employees), and Article 1269m, Section 24, Page 411, any employee already in a position and rank shall retain that position and rank with the institution of Civil Service. In October, 1977, Officer T.J. Neely was promoted to the rank of Detective of the La Porte Police Department with the duties of follow-up investigation. In January of 1979, Officer E.D. Butchee was promoted to the rank of Detec- tive with the duties of follow-up investigation. In October, 1979, Officer S.M. Parker was promoted to the rank of Detective and assigned the duties of follow-up investigation and Juvenile investigation. On 9/16/81, the La Porte City Council approved a City Ordinance authorizing Civil Service for the La Porte Police Department. In said Ordinance, it is provided that there be 8 Sergeants in the Department, three of which will be assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division. Those 3 Sergeants will be assigned the duties of follow-up investigation with one assigned primarily to Juvenile Investigation. On 9/28/81, Detectives' ~deely, Butchee, and Parker began receiving $10.04 per hour as wages. That same pa.y is the same rate of pay for a 12-month Sergeant with the La Porte Police Department. We therefore feel that the position of Investigator duties being filled by these Officers for the past 4,3, and • 2 years and the pay being in effect as of 9/28/81, is sufficient to meet the requirements for these Officers to permanently retain the positions as per the aforementioned articles. Under Article 1269m, Section 14a, it states that in order for a person to be eligible for testing, he be in the same position for 2 years prior to testing. These 3 Officers have been in a position of limbo. Are they Sergeants or are they Patrolmen? If there was a choice of being given a title either up or down, why were they given the lower title of Patrolman until the test is given? These Officers feel that they should not be required to test for a job which they have successfully and efficiently carried out for the past 4, 3 and 2 years. None of the other Sergenats are being required to test for the right to keep their jobs. Therefore, the undersigned Officers respectfully request that this matter be taken under consideration and that a meeting be arranged with the Civil Service Commission as quickly as possible. Respectfully, T.J. Neely, E.D. Butchee, S.M. Parker. Trainer: Gentlemen, that is the statement, is it not? (Detectives answer in the affirmative) Trainer: Thank you. Ah, there may be some confusion or misunderstanding as to the purpose of this Commission and for that reason I have elected to read a certain Sec- tion out of 1269m. It's Section 16a. This is the PURPOSE OF LAW AND HEARINGS. •