ATCEMS EA Meet & Confer Agreement 2018

Preemption

h)

This Article specifically preempts any conflicting limitations on the requirements for eligibility placed upon the City by Texas Local Government Code, Section 143.028, 143.030, and 143.031 by adding additional requirements.

PARTB.

COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION

Preemption of Local Civil Service Rule 7.11

Section 1.

For the pwpose of promotions under this Part B regarding Communications Division, Chapter 143, Local Civil Service Rule 7.11 (Classified Service Promotions - Minimum Candidates Required), a promotional examination, process, or procedure shall be considered to be competitive if one Medic - Communications is eligible to sit for and actually takes and passes the written promotional examination, as well as any other promotional components established by this Article (optional technical skills evaluation or assessment center), which shall be at the discretion of the Chief if there are fewer than two candidates. To the extent that this provision conflicts with Chapter 143, this conflict is preempted.

Section 2.

Clinical Specialist - Communications

Promotional Procedure for Clinical Specialist - Communications

a)

Positions in the classification of Clinical Specialist - Communications shall be filled from an eligibility list created by a promotional procedure consisting of a written examination and, at the discretion of the Chief, may include a Technical Skills Evaluation conducted in accordance with this Article.

Eligibility

b)

Except as provided by Part C, Section 2 of this Article, each promotional examination for the classification of Clinical Specialist - Communications shall be only open to each Medic - Communications who has been cleared to independent duty.

Written Examination

c)

The Clinical Specialist - Communications written promotional exam will be conducted in accordance with this Article. Candidates who pass the written promotional examination with a minimum score of 70 points as validated by the third-party consultant, shall be determined to have passed the examination. For any individual initially below the passing score, seniority points may be added to the raw score to bring the score up to 70 points, but only to that extent. All other seniority points shall be waived for such individuals. The addition of seniority points shall not be available to candidates not receiving at least a minimum score of 60 points. Candidates passing the written promotional examination will proceed to the next step of the examination process, which may include an optional Technical Skills Evaluation.

Optional Technical Skills Evaluation

d)

(1) If included, the Technical Skills Evaluation will be developed by a third-party 21