Common use of RANK STRUCTURE Clause in Contracts

RANK STRUCTURE. a. The Portsmouth Police Department will be structured in the following manner: b. Each shift and the Detective Division will have one Lieutenant and one Sergeant. The Department shall also have an Administrative Officer who shall hold the rank of Lieutenant. The Lieutenant and Sergeant positions in the Patrol Division will be filled by the promotional procedure set forth in Article VI of this contract. The Town shall maintain one (1) accreditation officer who shall hold the rank of Sergeant. The Town shall maintain one (1) school resource officer. From highest ranking to lowest ranking, the rank structure of the Department is as follows: Chief, Deputy Chief, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Detective Inspector, Senior Patrolman, Junior Patrolman, and Probationary Patrolman. Both parties agree to continue discussions on the implementation of mandatory supervisors. If after six months either party is dissatisfied with the results the matter may be submitted for resolution by interest arbitration. c. When the position of Administrative Lieutenant, Detective Lieutenant, Detective Sergeant or accreditation Sergeant becomes vacant, a second promotional meeting will occur after all Sergeant and Lieutenant positions are filled. Said meeting will occur only after notice of said meeting has been posted on the desk bulletin board at police headquarters for at least five days prior to the date set for said meeting. The Deputy Chief shall ensure that all eligible officers are notified of the meeting and their right to sign up. The five-day posting rule can be waived if all eligible officers have been personally notified by the Chief or Deputy Chief and given the opportunity to sign up for said appointment.

RANK STRUCTURE. a. ‌ The Portsmouth Police Department will be structured in the following manner: b. : Each shift and the Detective Division will have one Lieutenant and one Sergeant. The Department shall also have an Administrative Officer who shall hold the rank of Lieutenant. The Lieutenant and Sergeant positions in the Patrol Division will be filled by the promotional procedure set forth in Article VI of this contract. The Town shall maintain one (1) accreditation officer who shall hold the rank of Sergeant. The Town shall maintain one (1) school resource officer. From highest ranking to lowest ranking, the rank structure of the Department is as follows: Chief, Deputy Chief, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Detective Inspector, Senior Patrolman, Junior Patrolman, and Probationary Patrolman. Both parties agree to continue discussions on When a vacancy occurs in the implementation position of mandatory supervisors. If after six months either party is dissatisfied with Detective Lieutenant, Administrative Lieutenant or Detective Sergeant, the results the matter may following procedure will be submitted for resolution by interest arbitration. c. followed: When the position of Administrative Lieutenant, Detective Lieutenant, or Detective Sergeant or accreditation Sergeant becomes vacant, a second promotional meeting will occur after all Sergeant and Lieutenant positions are filled. Said meeting will occur only after notice of said meeting has been posted on the desk bulletin board at police headquarters for at least five days prior to the date set for said meeting. The Deputy Chief shall ensure that all eligible officers are notified of the meeting and their right to sign up. The five-five day posting rule can be waived if all eligible officers have been personally notified by the Chief or Deputy Chief and given the opportunity to sign up for said appointment. The Chief and Deputy Chief will meet, unless on leave, to discuss the appointment(s) of Detective Lieutenant and/or Administrative Lieutenant. The Chief, Deputy Chief and all department Lieutenants will meet, unless on leave, to discuss the appointment of a Sergeant to the position of Detective Sergeant. Within forty-eight (48) hours of the conclusion of the meeting the Chief will decide which officer will be recommended to the Town Administrator for appointment to said position and all applicants will be notified of the decision forthwith. The Town Administrator shall ratify the appointment as recommended by the Chief if the Town Administrator is satisfied that the decision of the Chief is based on good and sufficient facts. If none of the eligible police officers wish to become a Detective Lieutenant, Administrative Lieutenant, or Detective Sergeant, the most junior officer of the respective rank will be appointed to the undesired position. If a police officer of the Patrol Division holding a higher rank than Senior Patrolman wishes to accept a position of Detective Inspector, said police officer will relinquish his/her rank to enter the Detective Division. If that police officer reenters the Patrol rank, he/she shall do so without the rank held before entering the Detective Division and will return to the Patrol Division at the rank of Senior Patrolman. This return to the rank of Senior Patrolman will not preclude the police officer from accepting rank again at a later time. Whenever a vacancy in a rank above Senior Patrolman is reasonably anticipated to last for a period of more than thirty (30) days, the Chief shall designate an officer to serve in such rank in an “acting” capacity for the duration of the vacancy. The appointment will be offered to officers based on seniority. Detective and Sergeant appointments will be made from the ranks of Detective and Patrolman, based on rank seniority, time in grade; Lieutenant will be filled from the Sergeant rank; Deputy Chief will be filled from the Lieutenant rank. *This article will not be used in place of the promotional procedure in Article VI when permanent vacancies exist.