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ARTICLE VI <br />6.0 CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM <br />6.1 Definitions. For the purpose of clarifying the criteria for the Police Career Development <br />Program designations set forth in Sections 6.2 through 6.8 of this Article, the following <br />definitions apply: <br />A. Educational Units. One (1) completed "semester" unit in an academic course of <br />instruction approved by the Police Chief and in an accredited college or university <br />shall equal one (1) educational unit. One (1) "quarter" unit achieved in an educational <br />institution as above shall equal two-thirds (2/3) of an educational unit. "Trimester" <br />units or other standards of measurement used as a basis in awarding scholastic credits <br />will be accorded the same evaluation and weight as provided by the respective <br />accredited college or university. Only completed coursework credited with a letter <br />grade "C" or better or a grade of "Pass" when evaluated by the "Pass/Fail" method <br />will be accepted. If such ratings are not rendered for a specific course, then a <br />certificate of successful completion must be submitted. <br />B. Training Units. Twenty (20) classroom hours or its equivalent of approved police <br />training shall equal one unit. <br />Regular, periodic, on-the job training programs shall not be considered as fulfilling <br />this requirement. Neither shall the special training required for Crime Scene <br />Investigators and Advanced Officers or other similar mandatory training (e.g., First <br />Aid, C.P.R. Recertification, etc.) nor the basic introductory training or similar <br />training given an employee during his or her probationary period be given credit for <br />the awarding of training units. <br />When college credit is awarded for special training in police work, such units <br />of credit may be counted for either training units or educational units as the <br />officer may select. <br />2. Training units may be earned by the assignment to and performance of sworn <br />police officer duties (other than uniformed field patrol work in Field <br />Operations Division) with one (1) full and continuous month of such <br />assignment equal to one (1) training unit. Credit for experience in assignments <br />other than patrol work in Field Operations shall not be given, unless at least <br />three (3) full and continuous months of such assignment have been <br />completed. Not more than six (6) units of training through assignment to non- <br />patrolduties may be earned in any one (1) year and not more than fifteen (15) <br />such training units by assignment shall be used in meeting the criteria for the <br />Police Career Development Program designations as set out in this Article. <br />6.2 Crime Scene Investigator (C.S.I.). Any sworn, safety-member Police Officer who attains the <br />following educational and experience requirements and the approval as set out below shall be <br />paid an additional five (5) salary rate ranges (2.5%) above his or her then current base <br />21 <br />