PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION
72-871
CAPTAIN
(POLICE: TOWNS AND VILLAGES)
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2022
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $184,853 - $193,362
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 5009
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 remain in effect for a
maximum period of two years and shall not be extended. All candidates taking this examination do so
with this understanding.
DUTIES
An
employee in this class performs an important law enforcement function by acting
as the second in command of a town or village Police Department. Work is performed under the direction of the Police Chief (Towns
and Villages). Duties are performed according to
established procedures and policies of the Police Department. Responsibilities
include assigning officers to their posts, evaluating their work performances
and instructing them in new and approved police methods. The incumbent performs
both technical and administrative duties. 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 Lieutenant
(Police: Towns and Villages) in the jurisdiction in which the candidate
seeks promotion for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the
written examination date.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The
written test will cover knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Law
enforcement methods and practices;
2.
New
York State Laws – Police;
3.
Preparing
written material in a police setting;
4.
Understanding
and interpreting written material;
5.
Planning,
supervising and administering police programs and activities.
Note: The use of calculators is
prohibited for this examination.
Note: A Guide for the Written Test for Second- and
Third-Line Police Supervisors is available at the New York State website:
https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
Note: Although the scopes of the written tests for
Police Captain and Police Lieutenant are the same, the written test may differ.
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 October 19,
2022 are advised to contact the Department before
the written test date at (631) 853-5500.
4.
You
can view your room assignment and exam site on our home page at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
under “Candidate Exam Room Assignment Search” seven days prior to the
examination date.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: July 20, 2022
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/Civil-Service
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