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RESOLUTION NO. 1843
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DEFINING
POLICY GOVERNING ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS FOR
THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, EXAMII4ATIOTIS
FOR PRalOTIONS',VITHIN SAID DEPARTMENTS, AND
REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 1674 OF SAID COUNCIL.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,
DOES BEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the following will be the policy govern-
ing entrance examinations for the Police and Fire Departments,
and examinations for promition within the two departments:
For entrance into the two departments a written exam-
ination will be ,given which will carry a weight of 25;0
regardless of the grade attained over and above the pass-
ing mark of 70'. An oral examination will be given by an
oral boara which will carry a maximum weight of 75i 'j• When
a recruit has successfully passed his written and oral
examination his relative standing on the eligibility list
will be determined by the oral board. Selections from
this eligibility list will be made by the Chiefs of the
two departments from any of the top three on the list.
Procedures for Promotional Examinations - Fire De-
partment: The completion of the written examination with
a passing grade will entitle each applicant for promotion
to 40 grade points. An oral board will then conduct an
oral examination and a performance examination of each ap-
plicant for engineer and oral only for applicants for cap-
tain. Both of these will carry a maximum rate of 30'x°0, for
each examination. Arhen no performance examination is given,
the oral examination will rate a maximum of 60 ,grade points.
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Procedures of Promotional Examinations - Police
Department: The successful passage of the written exami-
nation in this department will entitle the applicant to 40
grade points. An oral examination with the maximum weight
of 60 will be conducted by an oral board on which the rela-
tive standing of applicants will be determined on the eli-
gibility list.
Selection for promotion in either department by either
of the two Chiefs will be made from any of the top three.
If a Chief decides to pass over an employee for promotion
and selects someone on the list below him, the person who
has been passed over may within five days make an appeal
to an appeal board to be composed of the Mayor, one Coun-
cilman appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City
Council and the City PTanager. The decision of the Appeal
Board will be final.
The eligibility lists for entrance into both depart-
ments will be effective for one year.
The eligibility list for promotion in both depart-
ments will be effective for two years.
SECTION 2. That Resolution No. 1674, passed and adopted
on the 13th day of November, 1956, shall be, and the same is here-
by, repealed.
SECTION 3. That this resolution shall take effect
and be in full force and virtue on and after the date of its
adoption.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this resolution; shall enter the same in
the book of original resolutions cf said city; and shall make a
minute of the passage and adoption tnereof in the records of the
proceedings of the City Council of said city in the minutes of the
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meeting; at which the same is passed and adopted.
Passed, approved and adopted this 24th day of November,
1955.
Mayor of the City of V Segundo,
California
ATTEST:
City Clerk
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I, Eunice U. Creason, City Clerk of the City of El
Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the said city is five; that the
foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 1843 , was passed
and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by
the Mayor of said city, and attested by the City Clerk of said
city, all at a regular meeting of the said Council held on the
24th day of November, 1955, and that the same was so passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Baker, Frederick, Gordon and Mavor
Benfield
NOES: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilman Meschuk
WITNESS ray hand and the official seal of said city this
25th day of November, 1953.
(SEAL)
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City Clerk of the City of
El Segundo, California