Lateral Entry. On the recommendation of the Department Head, applicants with more than one (1) year of continuous, full time law enforcement experience may be approved to begin employment at a pay grade higher than Step “A” on the Police Pay Plan. This recommendation will be based on the applicant’s years of experience as a certified law enforcement officer, the applicant’s current base salary, and the state which has issued the applicant’s law enforcement certification. In all other respects, applicants eligible for hire under this section will be treated as a new hire without prior experience. These applicants will not receive any additional credit in computing seniority, vacation time or longevity pay. These applicants may also be subject to participation in the Academy and Field Training Program and will be considered probationary appointees for six (6) months from the date of hire. Employees hired through the lateral entry program will be eligible to advance to the next step in the merit pay scale annually from the date of original classification of police officer.
Lateral Entry. An officer who is employed as a full or part-time, sworn police officer at another state, county, or municipal police agency at the time of hire by MUPD will receive credit for his/her experience in determining the starting rate of pay. Credit will not be given for military police experience, auxiliary or volunteer experience, experience that preceded a break in service of more than one (1) year, or experience earned entirely as a probationary employee. Credit will be awarded using the table in section C. (Experience/Performance Increase) of this article, with the number of years of experience determining the experience/performance increase the officer will receive.
Lateral Entry. In order to attract and recruit qualified and experienced applicants, new employees with prior law enforcement may be paid at a level above the normal starting salary.
A. The step at which new employees enter the salary schedule shall be determined by the Police Chief and the HR Director.
B. New employees shall not receive any consideration for seniority, except as outlined in Article 14, "Seniority", of this Agreement.
Lateral Entry. (a) The initial placement on the salary schedule in the classification of Patrol Officer for a new hire with prior experience as a sworn law enforcement officer shall be made according to the following table which provides service credit based on the years of prior consecutive service and the size of the department in which the person served: More Than 3 But Not More Than 5 Consecutive Years of Prior Service More Than 5 But Not More Than 10 Consecutive Years of Prior Service More Than 10 Consecutive Years Of Prior Service Small Department (Less than 50 sworn personnel) Step 1 Step 2 Step 2 Medium Department (More than 49 but less Step 2 Step 2 Step 3 Large Department (More than 600 sworn personnel) Step 2 Step 3 Step 3 (b) Transfers between the Minneapolis Police Department and the Minneapolis Park Police Department are not permitted. However, sworn personnel employed by the Minneapolis Police Department may be eligible to be considered as a lateral entry candidate for the classification of Park Patrol Officer in accordance with the terms set forth herein. Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 7.7 (a), to the contrary, if a Minneapolis Police Officer is hired as a Park Police Officer, time served in the Minneapolis Police shall be included as Department seniority for the purpose of determining the employee’s vacation accrual and placement on the salary schedule. Time served in the Minneapolis Police Department will not count toward fulfilling in-service time requirements for competing in promotional examinations; computing seniority in promotional examinations; determining the order of bids for vacations; determining the order of layoffs; or determining other priorities among employees.
Lateral Entry. Newly hired police officers who possess Maine Criminal Justice Academy certification or equivalent certification and other subsequent law enforcement experience may be placed on a pay level up to the five (5) to ten (10) year pay level at the discretion of the Chief of Police commensurate with that individual’s prior experience and competence. This shall be for the purpose of determining salary only and shall not be construed as to affect their level of seniority. After such initial placement, the individual shall progress on the salary schedule in accordance with its terms.
Lateral Entry. (a) Vacation accrual and initial placement on the salary schedule in the classification of Police Officer, Parks for a new hire with prior experience as a sworn law enforcement officer shall be as follows:
(1) One year of Park Police service shall be credited for every two full years of prior service with a large department or departments.
(2) One year of Park Police service shall be credited for every three full years of prior service with a small department or departments.
(3) “Prior service”, as referenced in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) does not include:
i. service to an agency while licensed as part-time officer;
ii. service to an agency for which the employee’s regular work schedule, except in the case of limitations on work hours for medical reasons, was less than an average of forty (40) hours per week; or
iii. military service.
(4) With regards to initial placement on the vacation accrual schedule, no new employee shall be placed at an initial annual accrual rate higher than 128 hours regardless of the years of his/her prior service.
(5) The threshold for large/small department is 50 sworn employees as determined by the most recent FBI “Crime in the United States” annual report.
(6) For purposes of calculating qualified prior years of service, all full calendar months worked in qualified large or small departments shall be summed before applying the service credit conversion for that type of jurisdiction (i.e. large or small) as described in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2), above.
(7) The resulting full-credit-years as determined for both large and small departments shall be added together to determine the total number of years of service credit that shall be awarded to the new employee.
(8) A break in sworn service longer than six months between any of the prior jurisdiction jobs shall break the line of eligible work experience from work experience preceding the 6-month break in service.
(9) Prior service credit will be considered only if the new employee’s last day of active service in the prior sworn position was within two years of the date of an offer of employment by the Minneapolis Park Police.
(b) Transfers between the Minneapolis Police Department and the Minneapolis Park Police Department are not permitted. However, sworn personnel employed by the Minneapolis Police Department may be eligible to be considered as a lateral entry candidate for the classification of Park Patrol Officer in accordance with the terms set forth herein. Notwithst...
Lateral Entry. 29.1 When the occasion arises that the City decides to hire experienced employees, the City may use a lateral-entry process for hiring. The recruitment and selection process will be conducted by the Human Resources Department according to the City's Policies and Procedures and/or Civil Service Rules.
29.2 Because of the experience required, a Corrections Officer who is hired through the lateral-entry process will be hired as a 2nd Class Corrections Officer. Upon the successful completion of a trial service of twelve (12) months for Corrections Officer, the employee hired in the respective position will advance to 1st Class.
Lateral Entry. Applicants who have a minimum of four years of commensurate experience and possess a valid Missouri POST License prior to appointment, may be hired in at Police Officer II. “Commensurate experience” shall be determined by the Police Chief, and shall be objectively applied.
Lateral Entry. New employees may be given credit for prior and comparable work experience in computing entry wage and/or vacation accrual rates. Such experiences may qualify the employee to start at an advanced Step (wages only), of the appropriate classification, and/or at an advanced rate of vacation accrual, up to crediting the employee with 60 months of prior service only for purposes of setting the employee’s vacation accrual rate. The Employer shall meet, confer and bargain with the Union over the position and Pay Step before hiring a candidate at an advanced Step and/or at an advanced rate of vacation accrual. Employees who have performed bargaining unit work within the prior twelve (12) months shall receive credit for such time worked in determining the employee’s initial Step as a regular employee, provided such work is comparable to the current position. Length of service for fringe benefits shall begin with the date of becoming a regular employee. Such waiver shall not act as a reduction in the probationary or trial period as set out in 7.2 above, or in seniority status.
Lateral Entry. The Administrator may recommend to the Trustee’s that a new employee be appointed to a vacant position within the bargaining unit, above the probationary pay level. A new employee starting above the entry level will be expected to have a comparable level of knowledge and skill of an employee at the pay grade at which the new employee is placed.
