Bainbridge Island Civil Service Commission

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Civil Service Commission

Type: Code/Ordinance

Responsible Department: Executive

Contact:
Email: Human Resources

Phone (206) 842-2545

Established By: RCW 41.12, BIMC 2.38

Purpose:

The Civil Service Commission's duties include the following:

Makes rules for operation of the civil service system that are consistent with state law.
Provides for, develop and hold competitive tests to determine relative qualifications of candidates and, as result of the testing process, prepare eligibility lists.
Certifies to the appointing authority the name (or names) of the individual(s) ranked highest on the eligibility list.
Hears and determines appeals or complaints.

The Civil Service Commission was created by and functions under the authority of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code. By law, the Commission is limited to those civil service personnel matters involving public safety department employees.

The Commission is charged with maintaining the purposes of civil service systems, merit selection, tenure and an independent Civil Service Commission. This includes handling personnel issues, and adopting rules and regulations for the police department and all it's civil service employees. The Commission also handles the entry level and promotional examinations, appeals regarding such testing and appeals involving employee discipline.

Members:
William Foster (term expires 12/31/2013)	Lynda McMaken (term expires 12/31/2015)
Rob Killian (term expires 12/31/2015)	Bruce Weiland, Chair (term expires 12/31/2013)
Steve Lakich (term expires 12/31/2015)

Browse the calendar to find agendas and minutes.

Testing:

Interested applicants should take a written and physical examination with Public Safety Testing to be considered for an oral examination (physical examination applies only to entry level applicants).

Top scoring applicants will be invited to an oral interview. Scores for the written and oral portions of the examination process are weighted and, depending on the overall scores, candidates will be entered on an eligibility list.

Basic Qualifications - Police Officer

To be considered as an entry level police officer with the City of Bainbridge Island, you must:

Take a written general skills test with Public Safety Testing and a physical exam
Complete the City of Bainbridge Island application
Have a high school diploma or GED
Be a U.S. citizen
Be at least 21 years of age at the time of application
Have a valid Washington State Driver’s License at the time of hire
Successfully complete a polygraph examination, a physical agility test and a criminal and personal background investigation prior to hire
Successfully pass both psychological and medical examinations as a condition of employment
Qualify to possess a firearm in accordance with Federal or State regulations (a condition of continuing employment)

To be considered as a lateral police officer with the City of Bainbridge Island, you must:

Take a written general skills test with Public Safety Testing and complete the City of Bainbridge Island application
Have 12 months' or more active law enforcement experience, and must not have been separated from law enforcement for more than 24 months
Have successfully completed the Washington State Basic Law Enforcement Academy or be a graduate of a Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy or equivalent, as accepted by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission.

Read the police officer job description and background disqualifiers and guidelines for more information.

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