CC RESOLUTION 3892RESOLUTION NO. 3892
. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR CHANGES
TO THE PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING
LATERAL ENTRY FOR THE JOB CLASSIFICATION OF POLICE
OFFICER
WHEREAS, Section 45001 of the California Government Code allows for the
establishment of a civil service system by the legislative body of a city; and
WHEREAS, the City of El Segundo has adopted an ordinance establishing a
Civil Service System; and
WHEREAS, personnel rules and policies necessary to implement this
Ordinance have been developed and adopted by the City Council and from time to time been
modified; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to modify the personnel rules and
• regulations regarding lateral entry recruitments for police officers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that public interest, convenience,
and necessity required such amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of El
Segundo as follows;
SECTION 1. Section 4.3.1. of the City of El Segundo's Personnel Rules and
Regulations shall be modified as follows:
4.3.1 Lateral Entry
The position of police officer may be filled by either an individual from an open
competitive or lateral entry list.
Individuals may be considered as a lateral entry candidate as follows:
A. A person employed as a peace officer by any state, county, city, or
agency thereof, for a minimum of one year, who holds certification
equivalent to a Basic Certificate issued by the Commission on Peace
Officer Standards and Training (POST) , or who can qualify for such
certificate, may transfer to the El Segundo Police Department.
Candidates will be required to pass a written entrance examination and one or
more of the following:
(a) Oral
(b) Demonstration
(c) Any evaluation of education, experiences, or skills, or any test of
manual skills or physical fitness which fairly evaluates the relative
capacities of the applicant.
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Lateral entry applicants must pass all other requirements of the position of
police officer, including but not limited to successful completion of psychometric
evaluation, polygraph, background check, interview with the Chief of Police and
physical examination.
Lateral entry appointments shall be made by the appointing authority
from eligible candidates who have successfully completed all steps of
the entry evaluation. If there is both an open competitive and lateral
entry list for police officers, either the lateral entry or the open
competitive list may be certified to the appointing authority.
SECTION 2. Such Personnel Rules shall become effective on October 18,
1994, and may be amended thereafter upon approval of the City Council.
SECTION 3. All prior resolutions and parts of resolutions in conflict with this
resolution are hereby rescinded.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution; shall enter the same in the book of original resolutions of said city; and shall make
a minute of the passage and .adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City
Council of said city, in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of October 1994.
ATTESTED:
i dy Mo s n,
City Clerk (SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leland C. Dolley,
City Attorney
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Carl Jacobfon, Mayor of the
City of Ell Segundo, California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ]
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ] SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ]
I, Cindy Mortesen, 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. 3892 was duly passed and
adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor or said City, and
attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said Council held
on the 18th day of Octoberber 1994, and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Mayor ProTem Weston, Councilman Robbins, and Councilwoman
Friedkin.
NOES: Mayor Jacobson and Councilman Switz
0 ABSENT: None
ABSTENTION: None
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this _,V— day of
October, 1994.
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INDY M RTESEN
City Clerk of the
City of El Segundo,
California
(SEAL)