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70.265 Deputy sheriff merit boards to employ chief examiner -- Duties.
(1)
Deputy sheriff merit boards shall employ a chief examiner who shall operate under
the board's sole supervision.
(2) The board shall only employ a person for this position who is qualified and
experienced in the field of testing.
(3) The examiner shall design, administer, and evaluate all written tests the board
requires applicants for promotion to take for consideration for promotion. Each
applicant for promotion shall be given an oral and written examination to determine
the applicant's qualification for promotion.
(4) The examiner shall select a panel of three (3) persons to conduct the oral portion of
the exam battery. The panel shall be selected from an agency other than the local
sheriff's office, and the panel members shall be of at least the same rank to which
the applicant aspires and of the same field.
(5) Unless the sheriff certifies that the applicant is not physically fit for promotion,
physical fitness shall be presumed.
(6) (a) The composite score of the examination battery shall be calculated as follows:
1.
Sixty-five percent (65%) for the written examination; and
2.
Thirty-five percent (35%) for the oral examination.
(b) An applicant shall receive one (1) seniority point to be added to the composite
score for each full year over three (3) full years of service. No applicant shall
receive more than ten (10) seniority points. No applicant shall receive a
seniority point for serving less than a full year.
(7) Testing and scoring methods shall not depart from, or be inconsistent with, those set
out in this section.
(8) The chief examiner shall deliver the final scores of the applicants for promotion, in
a manner that will ensure complete privacy and confidentiality of the applicants and
their scores, directly to the chair of the board. The chief examiner shall not release
this information to anyone but the chair of the board.
(9) Notice of the date, time, and place of examinations shall be given no later than
ninety (90) days before the examination date.
(10) Promotions shall be filled by the sheriff from a list of no more than three (3) of the
candidates who obtained the highest combined scores on the written and oral
examination, including any seniority points, and are physically fit to serve in the
new capacity.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 244, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 510,
sec. 11, effective July 15, 1998
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/98). This section was created by 1998
Ky. Acts ch. 244, sec. 11, and ch. 510, sec. 11, which are identical and have been
codified together.
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