A. Appointment, Promotion And Suspension Of Regular Officers: All regular officers of the Department of Public Safety, excluding lateral transfers, shall be appointed by the Board of Public Safety Commissioners. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Superintendent of the Department of Public Safety and/or a Department Director, Deputy Superintendents and Commanders shall be appointed by the Village President and serve at the pleasure of the Village President. All other promotions, in rank, removal from office, or other forms of discipline established by ordinance for all public safety officers shall be made by the Board of Public Safety Commissioners. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the Superintendent/Director or his/her designee from suspending without pay a regular officer for a period of not more than five (5) days.
B. Appointments And Probationary Periods For Lieutenants: Any person employed as a full-time Public Safety Officer with the Village of Rosemont Public Safety Department shall be required to serve a minimum of one (1) year in the Bureau of Fire Suppression and a minimum of one (1) year in the Bureau of Patrol and to also have successfully completed the probationary period following his or her initial appointment as a Public Safety Officer in order for that person to be considered for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant within the Public Safety Department.
C. Probationary Periods For Original Appointments: All persons, other than lateral transfers, receiving an original appointment to the rank of Public Safety Officer with the Public Safety Department shall serve a probationary period of two (2) years, during which time they may be dismissed without any cause by the Superintendent of Public Safety.
D. Lateral Transfers: For the purpose of this section, a "lateral transfer" shall mean an individual who: (1) meets the minimum requirements for original appointment to the rank of Public Safety Officer and all other eligibility requirements established by the Board of Public Safety Commissioners or this Code for newly hired employees; and (2) either possesses:
1. All certifications and qualifications required by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board and has previously been employed as a full-time certified police officer; or
2. Equivalent qualifications from another agency, and obtains a waiver from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board to serve as a full-time police officer, and has previously been employed as a full-time certified police officer; or
3. All certifications required by Illinois law to be employed as a firefighter/paramedic (EMT) and who is or who has previously been employed as a full-time firefighter/paramedic in the State of Illinois.
E. Appointment Of Lateral Transfers: Whenever it has been determined that there is a present need to appoint one or more Lateral Transfers to fill a vacancy in the authorized number of Public Safety Officers, the following process shall be followed:
1. The Director/Superintendent shall cause a notice to be posted of the Village's interest in seeking applications from eligible lateral transfers for positions with the Village's Department of Public Safety.
2. The Director/Superintendent, Deputy Superintendents, and the Department's Chief of Staff shall review and interview applicants, conduct background checks and conduct psychological testing of potential lateral transfer candidates, and recommend lateral transfer candidates to the Board of Public Safety Commissioners for consideration.
3. The Board of Public Safety Commissioners shall review the background checks, psychological testing and recommendations of the Department of Public Safety; evaluate and assess the lateral transfer candidates; and recommend the appointment of lateral transfer candidates to the Village President.
4. The Village President shall review the qualifications of the lateral transfer candidates recommended to him by the Board of Public Safety Commissioners and, if deemed to be in the best interests of the Village and the operation of the Public Safety Department, appoint one or more of the lateral transfer candidates as a Public Safety Officer for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days during which time the Village President's appointment shall be presented to the Village's Board of Trustees for approval. Upon receipt of the approval of the Village's Board of Trustees, the lateral transfer candidate shall be appointed as a Public Safety Officer. The appointment of a lateral transfer pursuant to this section shall take precedence over any names appearing on any eligibility list developed by the Board of Public Safety Commissioners.
F. Probationary Period For Lateral Transfers: All persons receiving an appointment as a lateral transfer shall be required to serve a probationary period of three (3) years during which time the they may be dismissed without any cause by the Superintendent of Public Safety. During this three (3) year probationary period, the lateral transfer shall obtain all the required firefighter/paramedic certifications required to serve in the Bureau of Fire Suppression that the lateral transfer does not already possess and serve a minimum of one (1) year in the Bureau of Fire Suppression. During this three (3) year probationary period, the lateral transfer shall also obtain all the required certifications to serve in the Bureau of Patrol the lateral transfer does not already possess and serve a minimum of one (1) year in the Bureau of Patrol.
(Ord. 85-7-3B, 7-3-1985; amd. Ord. 2009-3-4G, 3-4-2009; Ord. 2021-1-11A, 1-11-2021)