PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION

78-832

POLICE SERGEANT

(COUNTY)

http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service

· LAST FILING DATE: MAY 3, 2023

· WRITTEN TEST DATE: JUNE 10, 2023

· COUNTY ANNUAL SALARY $155,000

· UNGRADED

SPECIFICATION # 5003

APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE and FEE WAIVER

The application-processing fee is $125. Application may be made via the internet at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service. Payment must be made by VISA or MasterCard credit card and there will be an additional convenience fee of $1.95. An acknowledgement of receipt of application will be sent to all internet applicants via e-mail. The application processing fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

The application processing fee may be waived for Suffolk County residents who are veterans, active duty military, members of the reserves or National Guard, auxiliary police, firefighters, members in good standing of a local fire district or ambulance company, members of a Volunteer Fire Department and volunteer CERT members. Internet applicants should complete the “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form online. All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.

DURATION OF ELIGIBLE LIST

The eligible list generated from this examination will be established on November 17, 2023 and will remain in effect for TWO YEARS. This eligible list will expire on November 16, 2025 and shall not be extended. ALL candidates taking this examination do so with this understanding.

DUTIES

Supervises the police work of subordinates and performs specialized duties as assigned by officers of higher rank. Does related work as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

To be eligible, a candidate must now be serving and have served on a continuous basis with permanent or contingent permanent competitive status as a Suffolk County Police Officer or Suffolk County Police Officer (Spanish Speaking) for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the written examination date.

SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION

The written test will consist of two parts:

I. The scope of this part of the examination will be designed to cover knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:

1. Law enforcement methods and practices;

2. Supervision;

3. Understanding and interpreting written material;

4. Preparing written material in a police setting;

5. New York State Laws – Police.

Notes: The use of calculators is prohibited for this examination. A Guide to the Written Test for Police Supervisors/Investigators is available at the New York State Department of Civil Service website: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfm.

Part II: The scope of this part of the examination will cover the Manual of Rules and Procedures, issued by the Suffolk County Police Department. Part II will consist of 25 items worth .16 points each for a maximum possible score of 4.0 on this part. The items will be drawn from a pool of items which have been prepared by the Suffolk County Police Department. This pool of items will be released to all potential candidates in this competition by the Suffolk County Police Department prior to the examination date. Candidates who attain a passing score (70.00 or higher) on Part I of this written test will have their scores increased by .16 points for each item answered correctly on Part II to yield the total written test score. Candidates who attain a failing score (less than 70.00) on Part I of the written test will receive no credit at all for Part II of the written test. There will be no review of the questions contained in Part II by the candidates.

For candidates passing Part I of the written test, the final score for this examination will consist of the combined scores for Part I and Part II plus seniority points and veteran’s credits if applicable; for candidates failing Part I, the final score will consist of the Part I score only.

The final rating key for this examination will be established by the State Civil Service Commission prior to the testing date, upon recommendation of a committee of police experts who will review all the questions for appropriateness and accuracy. There will be no review of the questions by candidates. This committee was selected with the assistance and endorsement of the Police Conference of New York, Inc., the New York State Associate of PBAs, Inc., and the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc.

NOTES

1. Should it become necessary to amend any part of this announcement, the Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service reserves the right to make such amendment on the Department’s web page without notification to applicants. The most current copy of this announcement is available during the filing period at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service.

2. Expanded Description of the examination subtests.

3. Candidates who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service by June 7, 2023 are advised to contact the Department before the written test date at (631) 853-5500.

N.Y.S.

DATE PREPARED: March 13, 2023

GENERAL CONDITIONS

PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT

1. Application may be made using the Suffolk County Application for Promotional Examination (Form CS-203).

2. Applicants may complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and submit it with Form CS-203.

3. Unless otherwise stated, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications by the date of the written test, or last filing date in the case of training and experience evaluations. Unless otherwise stated, part-time experience will be pro-rated.

4. Candidates found ineligible to compete in the written examination may appeal to the Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service for reconsideration prior to the last filing date appearing on this announcement. Appeals received on or after the last filing date will not be considered.

5. Candidates who fail the examination, or who fail to appear for the examination as scheduled, will be eliminated from further consideration for purposes of this competition. Unless otherwise specified, the final rank order of the eligible list will be determined on the basis of the scores received on the written test, plus seniority and veterans' credits where appropriate.

6. Eligible applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an application is rejected, due notice will be sent.

7. Unless specifically prohibited by the examination instructions, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand-held, solar or battery-powered calculators. Devices with typewriter keyboards, spell-checkers, personal digital assistants, address books, language translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.

8. Eligible lists resulting from promotional examinations are only certified to the jurisdiction in which a candidate is employed. In accordance with Section 52 of the Civil Service Law, for county service, first consideration in appointment will be given to employees in the department where a vacancy occurs after which appointments will be made from the general eligible list.

9. When an examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service, the provisions of the Suffolk County Civil Service Rules dealing with the rating of examination will apply.

10. When the examination is prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law, the provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations which deal with the rating of examination will apply.

11. The eligible list established as a result of this examination will remain in force for at least one year and may be extended by the Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service for a maximum of four years. Changing conditions may make it necessary to certify to future vacancies at higher or lower salaries than those announced.

12. Information regarding eligibility for veterans' credits appears on the promotional application form.

13. For each six months of continuous permanent competitive service within the jurisdiction, to a maximum of 20 years, .10 credits for seniority will be added to the scores of passing candidates only.

14. Inquiries may be made as to character and ability and all statements made by candidates are subject to verification. Some employers may require the candidate to be fingerprinted and to pass a background investigation.

15. Candidates must be medically, physically and psychologically capable of performing the duties of the job. Candidates who are appointed to positions in the Suffolk County service may be required to pass qualifying medical and/or physical and/or psychological evaluations.

16. Saturday Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons: If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your application.

17. No smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds of the examination site.

18. If you will be on active military duty with the armed forces of the United States on the date of this test, please contact the Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service before the last filing date appearing on this announcement for alternate test date information.

19. Multiple Examinations Scheduled for the Same Date: If you have applied to take a written test announced by either one or several local jurisdictions (county, towns, city) scheduled to be held on the same test date as this written test, you must notify each of the local jurisdictions no later than two weeks before the test date, so they can make arrangements for taking all test at one test site. All examinations for positions in State government will be held at a State examination center. If you have any questions please call the Suffolk County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service at (631) 853-5500.

20. For information regarding a weather-related cancellation of this examination, please refer to our website at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/CivilService and click on the “Weather Related Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service Announcements are shown at the bottom of that page. Also check News 12 Long Island for notice of cancellation of this examination: NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND, TV CHANNEL 12 or at their website: www.news12.com.

Suffolk County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service

725 Veterans Memorial Highway

William J. Lindsay County Complex, Bldg. # 158

P. O. Box 6100

Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099

Phone (631) 853-5500