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Home My WebLink About70-098RESOLUTION 70-98 ADDING SECTIONS 3.3 THROUGH 3:10 TO RESOLUTION NO. 64-152 WHEREAS, on October 19, 1964, the City Council passed and adopted Resolution No. 64-152 establishing a special salary rate for the designation of Senior Police Officer and establishing the criteria for such designationi NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that a further "Career Devel- opment'' program for Police Officers assigned to uniformed patrol re- sponsibilities be established in accordance with the further pro- visions of the added sections as contained herein as follows: Section 3.3: Any member of the Police Department designated as a Senior Police Officer as of October 1, 1970 shall continue in such designation until placed in a Level I or Level II designation as described below or until such time as he shall be removed from the designation of Senior Police Officer by action of the Chief of Police; however, no further designations of Police personnel shall be made to Senior Police Officer as established by Section 3.2 of Resolution No. 58-281 as amended. Section 3.4: For the purposes of establishing criteria for the designation of special C.S.I. (Crime Scene Investigator) and/or F.T.O. (Field Training Officer), courses of training in these spe- cialties shall be the courses developed and administered by the Santa Ana Police Department or such alternative courses as desig- nated for such purpose by the Chief of Police. Section 3.5: For the purposes of establishing criteria for the designation of Senior Police Officers - Levels I and II as set out below, the definition of units (or points) shall be as follows: EDUCATIONAL UNITS One "semester" unit in an academic course of instruction approved by the Chief of Police and in an accredited college or university shall equal one education unit. One "quarter" unit or "trimester" unit achieved in an educational institution as above shall equal two-thirds of an educational unit. TRAINING UNITS Twenty (20) classroom hours or its equivalent of approved police train- ing shall equal one unit. Regular, periodic on-the-job training pro- grams shall not be considered as fulfilling this requirement. Neither shall the special training set out for C.S.I. or F.T.O. officers be given credit for the award of training units, nor shall basic intro- ductory training or similar training given during a probationary period as Patrolman be credited as training units. When college credit is awarded for special training in Police work, such units of credit may be counted for either training units or edu- cation units as the officer may select. Training units may be earned by the assignment to and performance of Police duties other than uniformed, field patrol, with one full and continuous month of such assignment equal to one training unit. Credit for experience as assigned to other than patrol work shall not be given unless at least three continuous months of such assignment have been completed. Not more than six (6) units of training through assignment to non-patrol duties may be earned in any one year and not more than fifteen (15) such training units by assignment shall be used in meeting the criteria for Senior Police Officer or advanced pay levels for Sergeants or Lieutenants as set out in this Resolution. Section 3.6: Any sworn, uniformed Police Officer who attains the following educational and experience requirements and the approvals as set out below shall be paid at the same pay step, but at one pay schedule higher than the base schedule to which he would be otherwise entitled. The criteria for such designation shall be as follows: A. Completion of two (2) years of experience as a sworn Police Officer in the Santa Ana Police Department. B. Completion of at least thirty (30) units of educational or train- ing units. C. Assignment to uniformed field patrol duty. De Qualification as C.S.I. or F.T.O. by having completed the special training courses for Crime Scene Investigators, Field Training Officers and/or Advanced Officers School as set out in Section 3.4 above. E. Approval of the Chief of Police. The number of such designations as C.S.I. or F.T.O. Patrol Officers shall be no larger than the requirements of the Department as deter- mined by the Chief of Police. Section 3.7: Any sworn, uniformed Police Officer who fulfills the requirements established in this section shall be designated as a Senior Police Officer - Level I and shall be paid the same pay step, but at three pay schedules above the base schedule and step to which he would be otherwise entitled. The criteria for such designation shall be as follows: Completion of five (5) attainment of the "E" for Patrolman. years of municipal Police experience and step of the appropriate base salary schedule B. Completion (acquisition) of at least sixty (60) educational or training units. C. Assignment to uniformed, field patrol duty. D. Approval of the Chief of Police. Section 3.8: Any sworn, uniformed Police Officer who fulfills the requirements established in this section shall be designated as a Senior Police Officer - Level II and shall be paid the same pay step but at five pay schedules above the base schedule and step to which he would be otherwise entitled. The criteria for such designation shall be as follows: Completion of seven (7) years of municipal Police experience and attainment of the "E" step of the appropriate base salary schedule for Patrolman. Completion (acquisition) of at least ninety (90) educational or training points, or hold an Associate of Arts academic degree from an accredited college or university with an additional fifteen (15) or more training units. C. Assignment to uniformed, field patrol duty. D. Approval of the Chief of Police. Section 3.9: Any Officer holding the rank of Police Sergeant in the Santa Ana Police Department, regardless of duty assignment, who meets the following requirements shall be paid at the same pay step but at three (3) pay schedules above the base schedule and step to which he would be otherwise entitled. The criteria for such advanced pay status shall be as follows: A. Completion of six (6) years of municipal police experience. B. Completion (acquisition) of at least sixty (60) educational or training units. Approval of the Chief of Police. A Police Sergeant with twenty (20) or more years of service with the Santa Aha Police Department as of October 1, 1970 may be considered for advanced pay status as set out in this section by special desig- nation by the Chief of Police. Section 3.10: Any Officer holding the rank of Police Lieutenant in the Santa Ana Police Department, regardless of duty assignment, who meets the following requirements shall be paid at the same pay step, but at two (2) pay schedules above the base schedule and step to which he would be otherwise entitled. The criteria for such advanced pay status shall be as follows: A. Completion of six (6) years of municipal police experience. B. Completion (acquisition) of at least sixty (60) educational or training units. C. Approval of the Chief of Police. A Police Lieutenant with twenty (20) or more years of service with the Santa Ana Police Department as of October 1, 1970 may be considered for advanced pay status as set out in this section by special designation made by the Chief of Police. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall take effect as of the 1st day of October, 1970. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 5th day of October, 1970. ATTEST: CLERK OF THE COUNCI~ MAYOR STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF SANTA ANA ) SS I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing resolution was introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on the 5th day of October, 1970, and was at said meeting passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES, NOES, ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: Herrin, Evans, Markel, Patterson, Villa, Yamamo%o, COUNCILMEN: None COUNCILMEN: None CLERK OF THE COUNCIL