Promotions: Requirements and Process Sample Clauses

Promotions: Requirements and Process. A. To be eligible to test for the rank of Lieutenant, interested candidates must have 3 years of continuous contiguous service as a law enforcement or corrections Sergeant. B. To be eligible to test for the rank of Chief, interested candidates must either complete the probationary period as a Corrections Lieutenant with the Yakima County DOC or must have equivalent experience in corrections or law enforcement. C. For promotions to both the rank of Lieutenant and Chief, interested candidates must have not received a written reprimand in the past 18 months, or a suspension or disciplinary demotion in the past 2 years. D. Promotional lists established by the employer for the rank of Corrections Lieutenant shall be valid for a period of one (1) calendar year or until the promotional list is exhausted. E. Promotional lists established by the employer for the rank of Corrections Chief shall be valid for a period of six (6) months or until the promotional list is exhausted. F. The establishment of promotional lists for the positions of Lieutenant or Chief, and the process by which they are established is at the sole discretion of Yakima County and the Director of the Department of Corrections.