D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B871

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 6-B871 - PROCESSING CANDIDATES FOR POLICE SERGEANT, LIEUTENANT, AND CAPTAIN POSITIONS

871.1

To be eligible to participate in any selection process conducted in or after calendar year 2009, members applying for the Sergeant, Lieutenant, or Captain selection process must have achieved an annual performance evaluation rating of at least "Meets Expectations," or the equivalent, in the rating period prior to the selection process and shall meet the following time-in-rank qualification requirements:

(a) An officer applying for the Sergeant selection process shall have a minimum of four (4) years of cumulative service, continuous or intermittent, as an officer in the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, as of the qualifying date of the selection process;

(b) A Sergeant applying for the Lieutenant selection process shall have a minimum of two (2) years of continuous service as a Sergeant in the Metropolitan Police Department, as of the qualifying date of the selection process, and shall be serving in the rank of Sergeant as of the qualifying date of the selection process; and

(c) A Lieutenant applying for the Captain selection process shall have a minimum of one (1) year of continuous service as a Lieutenant in the Metropolitan Police Department, as of the qualifying date of the selection process, and shall be serving in the rank of Lieutenant as of the qualifying date of the selection process.

871.2

The Metropolitan Police Department shall establish, for each rank, a register of eligible candidates who successfully complete all phases of the selection process for the Police Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain positions.

871.3

Registers established under this section shall be structured in descending order in accordance with the results of the selection process.

871.4

Each register established under this section shall include the rank, name, employee identification number, and final ranking of each eligible candidate.

871.5

A candidate on the register shall be eligible for promotion only if the candidate successfully completes all stages of the selection process and is serving in the qualifying rank on the date the candidate's name is reached for promotional purposes.

871.6

The Chief shall publish, according to the department's directives issuance system, the procedures for processing candidates on a register and the responsibilities and authorities for each step.

871.7

Following the establishment of a register, each candidate shall be required to pass a medical examination, including drug screening, prior to promotion to a Sergeant, Lieutenant, or Captain position, in accordance with Department policy.

871.8

Unless otherwise authorized by the Chief, the register shall expire at 12:00 midnight on April 30, two (2) years from the date the register is established.

871.9

The Chief shall ensure that the register is coded with final disposition codes before a subsequent register is issued.

871.10

Promotional files shall be retained for a minimum of three (3) years from the expiration date of the register, and then disposed of in accordance with the applicable records retention schedule.

871.11

For members subject to collective bargaining, the collective bargaining agreement shall provide for how sustained adverse or corrective actions against a member shall affect that member's eligibility for promotion. The Chief of Police shall consider the disciplinary records of members who are candidates for promotion and who are not subject to collective bargaining.

871.12

Repealed

871.13

To the extent that any provision of these regulations, other than § 871.1 conflicts with any provision of a written agreement with a labor organization, the provision of the written agreement shall prevail.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B871

Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 106 (January 1, 1999); Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 10942 (November 30, 2001); as amended by as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 1859 (March 1, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 3685 (May 8, 2009)

Authority: The Chief, Metropolitan Police Department, pursuant to Mayor's Order 2000-83 dated May 30, 2000, and in accordance with § 801(d) of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-608.01(d) ).