ARTICLE 11 Promotions

Question 1

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A. Seniority - each Police Officer shall be given _____point on a promotional examination for each year as a classified Police Officer. In no event shall the number of such seniority points added to a
passing score exceed _____. In addition, Patrol Officers who are testing for Detective
Investigator shall receive an additional point for holding a __________; an
additional point for _______ years of time in rank as a Patrol Officer; and an additional point
for _______ years of time in rank as a Patrol Officer not to exceed a total of ________points with the total to be added to the overall final passing score of the promotional examination
for Detective Investigator.

Answer 1

one (1)

ten (10)

Master Peace Officer Certification

fifteen (15)

twenty (20)

thirteen (13)

Question 2

Detective Investigators who are testing for the rank of Sergeant will also receive in addition to the _____ point on a promotional examination for each year as a
classified police officer up to _______ points of seniority, an additional point for holding a
___________; an additional point for ______ years time in rank as a Detective Investigator; and an additional point for _____ years time in rank as a Detective
Investigator not to exceed a total of _______ points with the total to be added to the overall
final passing score of the promotional examination for Sergeant.

Answer 2

one (1)

ten (10)

Master Peace Officer Certification

five (5)

ten (10)

thirteen (13)

Question 3

“Classified Police Officer” is
meant to include service as an initial _______ and probation after
promotion.

Answer 3

probationary Police Officer

Question 4

Seniority is defined as ______________, on

the San Antonio Police Department, and not merely the last continuous period of service.

Answer 4

all years of service, whether interrupted or uninterrupted

Question 5

Promotional examinations to the rank of Detective Investigator shall be open to only those officers within the classification of a _______or higher patrol officer; no Officer shall be permitted to take a
promotional examination to the rank of Detective Investigator until being in the classification of
a ________or higher Patrol Officer.

Answer 5

Class C

Class C

Question 6

C. Seniority in Rank - Time Within a Classified Police Officer Rank. The Officer with the most time in a classified rank shall be considered the senior. Officers promoted on the same day shall be __________ to establish seniority in rank. Seniority in rank for newly hired Police Officers shall be determined by _______ and effective with their appointment to probationary Police Officer.

Answer 6

promoted at least one minute apart

their ranking on the eligibility list

Question 7

D. Return From Military Service - …..officers who were serving on active military duty…and who were eligible promotional candidates according to the rules as set out by ______ when a Department promotional exam was offered, who did not take the exam, may apply within _____ days after notice by the City of their rights and obligations under this subsection upon their return to
the Department from active military duty, to take the next available promotional exam given for that rank for which they are currently eligible.

Answer 7

USERRA

30-calendar

Question 8

D. Return From Military Service
If the Officer’s score would have resulted in a
promotion if it had been achieved on the exam(s) missed due to active military service, the
Officer must be promoted to the ________in that rank. Seniority in rank and retroactive back pay owed will be established as of _________

Answer 8

next available vacancy

the date the Officer would have been
promoted based on the score made at the time, as if he or she had not been on active military
service.

Question 9

This provision is intended to comply with requirements of the _________, and to supersede the terms of
Section 143.032(b) of the Texas Local Government Code. This Agreement does not prevent the
City from taking steps to comply with _______ under unique or special circumstances

Answer 9

federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)

USERRA

Question 10

A. Study Materials Committee - The Chief shall establish a separate committee for the selection of proposed study materials for each promotional examination by rank (written and/or Video Recorded Assessment). This committee will be comprised of two members
appointed by the _____ and two members appointed by _________and shall be facilitated by ___________

Answer 10

Chief

the President of the San Antonio Police
Officers Association

the Training Academy Commander

Question 11

After reviewing the recommendations, the Chief shall
consult with the test consulting company to assure support from ______. After his consultation, the Chief shall make the final decision and forward his selections and/or changes to the consulting company hired by the City to create the test.

Answer 11

the job analysis

Question 12

The committee membership will be
changed _________. The committee members appointed by both the Chief and the
President of the Association will hold the same rank or higher as the position being tested for.
Failure to comply with the confidentiality pledge may result in disciplinary action ranging from a
written reprimand to indefinite suspension.

Answer 12

after each testing cycle

Question 13

B. Promotional Text Materials - The City shall limit the promotional material for all
ranks to two hundred (200) pages of text except for text taken from the Texas Penal Code, the
Code of Criminal Procedures, the General Manual, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
For purposes of this section, two hundred pages of text shall be defined as text that averages
approximately _____ words per page.

Answer 13

750

Question 14

Once the _______ is implemented, the City shall not use any other text books other than the Texas Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedures, the General Manual, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The _______ may be revised ________.

Answer 14

SAPD promotional study book

promotional study book

annually

Question 15

B. Promotional Text Materials- After the Chief has made his selections, the _________will pick up the study materials. The study materials will be printed and/or reproduced under circumstances
which will promote security. The _________ will verify the completeness of the packets. No question will be included in the written examination unless it derives its source from the study material.

Answer 15

City Human Resources Department

Human Resources Department

Question 16

Until the adoption of the SAPD promotional study book(s) the date and location that the study
materials will be made available for candidates to pick up or the location where the study
materials may be purchased will be announced in the Daily Bulletin for ________ days.

Answer 16

five (5) consecutive

working days

Question 17

Until the adoption of the SAPD promotional study book(s) in accordance with this Section, the study materials shall be either announced as to location for purchase or provided to eligible candidates during a period which is not less than _______days prior to the
examination.

Answer 17

ninety (90) calendar

Question 18

If the City has developed a promotional study book for the Department, the announcement and provision of such materials shall be not less than ______days prior to
the examination.

Answer 18

365 calendar

Question 19

Section 3.
A. The City shall engage an outside bonded consultant to prepare written promotional
examinations for each rank.
Beginning at least _________ days before the administration of the examination, the City will announce in the Daily Bulletin the date of the examination and the
location and dates that any eligible officer may register for the examination. This announcement
will run for ________days.

Answer 19

one hundred and twenty (120) calendar

five (5) consecutive working

Question 20

Candidates for the promotional examinations

shall register for the examination between ______ and _______days before the written examination.

Answer 20

one hundred and fifteen (115)

one hundred and
five (105) calendar

Question 21

The preparer of the written examination shall deliver the examination sealed and numbered to the
_________ who is charged with the responsibility for the security of all written
promotional examinations. The written examination shall remain sealed until opened in the
presence of the participants.

Answer 21

Civil Service Director

Question 22

Written examination grading will be performed within ______ feet of any entrance or exit from the examination room in open view of all candidates.

Answer 22

fifty (50)

Question 23

Each eligible promotional candidate shall have the opportunity to examine written test source
materials and their own graded examination paper and answers within _______days after the examination. The candidate may see the above material, but may not
remove the graded examination paper from the __________.

Answer 23

five (5) consecutive
working

Human Resources Department

Question 24

Section 2. Matters relative to the construction of any promotional written examination which are appealable to the __________pursuant to Chapter 143,
Local Government Code, shall continue to be appealable and the decision of the ______
shall be final.

Answer 24

Civil Service Commission

Commission

Question 25

D. Sergeant Assessment
(1) In order to commence a sergeant assessment in 2013, the City agrees to the
following:
• To successfully complete and implement an ______for each rank;
• To implement a __________ for all candidates for
promotion to a civil service supervisory tested rank; and
• To implement a _______ program for all new supervisors.

Answer 25

SAPD Promotional Text

Supervisory Leadership Training Program

mentorship

Question 26

…..the City shall be entitled to implement each of the provisions of this Agreement concerning
Video Recorded Assessment which shall become applicable and shall apply that to the
Sergeant examination, with the sole exception that the Video Recorded Assessment shall
be weighed at _________ and the written examination shall be weighted at _________which is set forth below

Answer 26

twenty percent (20%)

eighty percent (80%)

Question 27

The Consulting Company will conduct _______orientation sessions for candidates at
least ______ in advance of the written examination. The orientation component will
be designed to familiarize eligible candidates on the Video Recorded Assessment
requirements and process.

Answer 27

three (3)

one month

Question 28

The Consulting company hired by the City will design the Assessment cadre using a variety of exercises that may include: I_______; P_______; O_________; L_________; R________; M________; O________; St__________; S__________; and others
as they are established and determined to be reasonably valid predictors of job related
characteristics.

Answer 28

In-Basket;
Problem Solving/Analysis;
Oral Resumes/Structured Interviews;
Leaderless Group Presentation;
Role Playing;
Memo/Report
Writing;
Oral Presentation/Plan Preparation;
Staff Meeting;
Special Event/Operations

Question 29

The Consulting Company is not required to utilize all of the exercises above, but may select the exercises or combine the listed exercises into one or more exercises that are best suited for the particular rank and as recommended by the ___________.

Answer 29

Study Materials Committee

Question 30

F. The Consulting Company shall also select the assessors who shall meet the
following criteria:
1. Equivalent rank to the promotion, or above, from a municipal police agency from
cities with a population of __________;
2. Shall not reside in the ___________;
3. Shall not be related within the _______ degree to any candidate for promotion;

Answer 30

200,000 or greater

San Antonio Standard Metropolitan Statistical area

second

Question 31

F. The Consulting Company shall also select the assessors who shall meet the
following criteria:
4. Shall not personally know any candidate for promotion;
5. Shall have at least_______of experience in the rank being assessed or an equivalent rank; and
6. Shall not be a current or former employee of the_______, _____or any other entity legally related to or controlled by the __________.

Answer 31

two (2) years

City of San Antonio

SAPD

City of San Antonio

Question 32

N. The Video Recorded Assessment may be appealed using a Second Review Process as
established and overseen by the _________. The decision of the ________
regarding appeals using the “Second Review Process” shall be final and binding.

Answer 32

Consulting Company

Consulting Company

Question 33

O. The __________ will be responsible for the security of the Video Recorded Assessment process.

Answer 33

consulting company

Question 34

Officers who are promoted to the rank of Detective Investigator, Sergeant, Lieutenant, or Captain and who have not attended the mandatory training program
shall be required to attend the required training within _________days of promotion.

Answer 34

sixty (60) calendar

Question 35

B. Officers promoted to Detective Investigator, Sergeant, Lieutenant or Captain
shall be assigned to one or more Officers of equal rank for on-the-job field training for a period
of no less than __________ during their probationary period. Officers promoted to the
rank of Captain shall be required to complete their on-the-job field training assigned to and
physically working with a Captain assigned to the _________.

Answer 35

one (1) calendar month

Patrol Division at a police substation

Question 36

C. Within _______ months after being promoted, Officers promoted to Lieutenant shall be required as a condition of maintaining the rank to complete with a passing grade at least ________ hours of college credits or achieve an Associate’s degree from an
accredited college or university. Officers who have already satisfied this requirement shall
present proof to the _________.

Answer 36

forty-eight (48) months

sixty (60)

Chief of Police

Question 37

D. Within ______ months after being promoted, Officers promoted to Captain shall be required as a condition of maintaining the rank to obtain ______ from an accredited college or university. Officers who have already satisfied this requirement shall
present proof of completion to the _______.

Answer 37

sixty (60)

a Bachelor’s Degree

Chief of Police

Question 38

E. If the Officer fails to complete the mandatory college requirements within the prescribed time period after promotion, the Officer will be allowed to appeal the demotion only if ________ occurred which would have prevented the Officer from completing the requirements.

Answer 38

exigent circumstances or an emergency situation

Question 39

Section 5. Appointment to Deputy Chief.
The Chief of Police shall have the right to appoint a total of _____Deputy Chiefs which shall be
one rank immediately above the rank of Captain and one rank immediately below the Assistant
Chief in the chain of command. The appointment of the _____ Deputy Chief can occur after
commencement of the __________.

Answer 39

six (6)

6th

Uniformed Evidence Detective Initiative (UEDI)

Question 40

As vacancies occur in the rank of Deputy Chief, the Chief of Police shall either appoint an Officer or
permanently abolish the position within _______ days in accordance with this
Section.

Answer 40

ninety (90) calendar

Question 41

Appointments to the rank of Deputy Chief shall be by the Chief of Police at his sole
discretion, provided that the Officer promoted is a Captain or a Lieutenant provided the
Lieutenant has a minimum of _____ years in rank.

Answer 41

two (2)

Question 42

Officers appointed to the rank of Deputy Chief shall be required as a condition of maintaining
the appointed rank to obtain _________ from an accredited college or university within
________ months after being appointed. Deputy Chiefs who have already obtained
__________ prior to being appointed to the rank of Deputy Chief, shall present proof of
completion to the Chief of Police within ________days of being appointed to the
rank.

Answer 42

Master’s Degree

forty-eight (48)

Master’s Degree

seven (7) calendar

Question 43

Deputy Chiefs who have not obtained a Masters Degree, must complete and make a
passing grade on at least ________ hours of Masters Degree requirements in an approved Masters
Degree program every _______ months after being appointed to the rank of Deputy Chief
until such time as a Masters Degree is awarded. Deputy Chiefs will submit proof of the
completion of the required hours to the Chief of Police and the Association on _______ until such time a Masters Degree is obtained.

Answer 43

nine (9) hours

twelve (12)

their annual promotion date

Question 44

Deputy Chiefs who fail to complete
this requirement (obtain degree) within the specified time periods shall be demoted within __________days
after verification by the Chief of Police of the Officer’s non-compliance. Officers shall be
demoted to their previous civil service rank and seniority.

Answer 44

ten (10) calendar

Question 45

Officers appointed to the Deputy Chief position by the Chief of Police as provided for in Article
11, Section 5, supra, of this Agreement, shall be compensated at an annual salary of not less than
________% above the rate of a 30-year Captain’s base pay at _____ plus
longevity.

Answer 45

fifteen percent (15%)
Step B

Question 46

The Chief of Police shall have the right to appoint____ Assistant Chiefs. . As vacancies occur in the rank of Assistant Chief, the Chief of Police shall either appoint an Officer or permanently abolish the position within _______days in accordance with this Section.

Answer 46

two (2)

ninety (90) calendar

Question 47

Officers appointed to the
rank of Assistant Chief shall be required to
obtain_________from an accredited college or university within __________ months
after being appointed. Effective upon the execution of this Agreement, if a Captain or
Lieutenant is appointed to Assistant Chief they shall have ________ months in order to
obtain __________from an accredited college or university. Assistant Chiefs who have
already obtained ________ prior to being appointed to the rank of Assistant Chief, shall present proof of completion to the Chief of Police within _____ days of being appointed to the rank.

Answer 47

a Master’s Degree

thirty-six (36)

forty eight (48)

a Master’s Degree

a Master’s Degree

seven (7) calendar

Question 48

Assistant Chiefs who have not obtained a Masters Degree must complete and make a passing grade on at least ______ of any Masters Degree requirements they have left to obtain in an approved Masters Degree program every _______ months after being
appointed to the rank of Assistant Chief until such time as a Masters Degree is awarded.

Answer 48

one-third

twelve (12)

Question 49

Assistant Chiefs who fail to complete this requirement within the specified time
periods shall be demoted within _______ days after verification by the Chief of Police of
the Officer’s non-compliance. Officers shall be demoted to their previous civil service rank and
seniority.

Answer 49

ten (10) calendar

Question 50

Deputy Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs appointed by the Chief of Police pursuant to this Section of this Agreement,
may receive _________ for work performed in excess of their regularly scheduled
duties.

Answer 50

administrative leave

Question 51

Officers appointed to the Assistant Chief position by the Chief of Police as provided for in
Article 11, Section 6, supra, of this Agreement, shall be compensated at an annual salary of not
less than ________ above the rate of a Deputy Chief’s base pay plus longevity.

Answer 51

eight percent (8%)

Question 52

The Chief shall be entitled to define the U.E.D. initiative by general order, and shall not be obligated to include every standard, component, or concept contained in the Association’s proposal for the initiative; however, the Chief shall be obligated once he implements the
initiative to fully implement _________ Detective Investigator positions (reclassified from Police Officer positions) prior to the expiration of this agreement.

Answer 52

one hundred and fifty four (154)

Question 53

As implementation of the UEDI is
completed the 70%-30% civilian to uniform balance, as per Article 39, of the current CSI unit
will be phased out on a _______ with the departure of uniformed officers from the unit.
Any new Major Crimes CSI or similar unit that is created in the future will retain _____supervisors for civilians.

Answer 53

pro rata basis

sworn