(A) Rules and procedures governing promotions and demotions shall provide that the following four factors shall be the considerations of rating a member of the Police Department for the purpose of promotions:
(1) The grade received by a member on a written competitive examination;
(2) The grade received by a member on an oral competitive examination;
(3) The past performance record of a member as a member of the Police Department; and
(4) The member's length of service or tenure.
(B) The grade received on the written competitive examination shall be considered as 50% of the rating; the oral competitive examination shall be considered as 15% of the rating; the past performance record shall be considered as 20% of the rating; the length of service or tenure shall be based on the number of years of service as a member of the Police Department at the rate of 1% for each year of service up to a maximum of 15% of the rating.
(C) All written competitive examinations shall be treated and filed confidential. The examination papers shall be made a part of the permanent file of the individual taking the examination and they shall be retained in the Chief's office or police headquarters and shall be maintained under the supervision of the Chief of the Department. The individual officer shall have access to this file at any time.
(D) The Commission or its appointed examiner shall notify each member, in writing, of the grade which that member received on the examination. The rules and regulations shall further provide that if any member is aggrieved with the grade received on the written competitive examination, he or she shall have the right to appeal to the Commission for review of the grade within ten days after notice of the grade has been sent to him or her. He or she shall further have the right to review the examination questions incorrectly answered by him or her and challenge the accuracy of the answer considered by the examiner as correct. The Commission, after reviewing the grade and the examination papers, shall have the authority to affirm the grade or to correct the grade according to the findings of the review.
(Ord. G-82-925, passed 1-4-1982)