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I meeting minimum qualifications of years of service, candidates complete a written test and series of three 2 interviews. Based on combined scores from the test and interviews, the candidates are then placed on a 3 4 ranked eligibility list - valid for two years. As Police Sergeant vacancies occur (through promotion or 5 retirements), candidates from the eligibility list are used to fill the open positions. 6 35. In theory, the testing process is designed to select/rank the most suitable and qualified 7 candidates through a completely fair and impartial process. However, in practice,this is far from the case. 8 9 F. CITY's 2015-2016 Modifications to the Sergeant Promotional. 10 36. Pre 2015-2016, per the norm in nearly all municipal police departments across the nation, 11 officers and detectives who were not Corporals were eligible to test for Sergeant.However,in or about 2015- 12 2016, CITY modified the Sergeant selection process from the format of previous years by instituting a 13 14 requirement that candidates testing for the position of Sergeant must first be Corporals. 15 37. The position of Corporal is a non-civil service classification consisting of a hybrid between 16 line level and supervisory duties.A Corporal therefore performs the normal duties of a police officer but is 17 also permitted a limited amount of supervisory duties. In reality,CITY Corporals are usually tasked by their 18 19 Sergeants with completing administrative paperwork and responsibilities that a Sergeant would(and often 20 should)normally perform. This frees up Sergeants from having to do undesirable tasks and is justified as 21 a means of"developing" Corporals. 22 38. In addition to requiring that Sergeant candidates be Corporals,CITY shortened the selection 23 24 process. The new process consisted of a written test, followed shortly thereafter by two internal interviews 25 hosted on the same day for each candidate and concluding with an external interview conducted by ranking 26 members from outside agencies. The two internal interviews held the heaviest weight in terms of scoring 27 by accounting for 50% of the overall score. 28 io KACAIItISKY v. CFFY OF SANTA ANA CASE No. COMPLAINT