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SUFFOLK COUNTY
POLICE CHIEF
(TOWNS AND VILLAGES) TYPE A
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: JANUARY 27, 2021
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: MARCH 6, 2021
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $200,000
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 5030
All
statements made on the application may be verified and the backgrounds of
successful candidates are subject to investigation by the appointing authority.
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. Application may also be made using the
Suffolk County Application for Employment (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B). Make your check or money order payable to the
Suffolk County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service. Do not send cash. Please indicate the examination title and the
last four digits of your Social Security number on the face of your check or
money order. A separate application and
processing fee are required for each examination (identified by examination
number) for which you are applying. The
application processing fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.
The application processing fee may be
waived for Suffolk County residents who are veterans, auxiliary police, firefighters,
members in good standing of a local fire district or ambulance
company, volunteer CERT members and members of the Suffolk County Police
Explorers program. The fee may also be waived if you are unemployed and
primarily responsible for the support of a household and for recipients of
Medicaid, SSI, Public Assistance or those in a training program under the Job
Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act administered by a state or
local social service agency. Applicants should complete the “Request for
Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form online. All claims for
application fee waiver are subject to verification.
VACANCIES
The eligible list for this title will be
used to fill future vacancies in Agency Type A police
departments in non-county jurisdictions under the jurisdiction of the Suffolk
County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service. There is currently one vacancy in the Village
of Lloyd Harbor.
DUTIES
An employee in this class works under the
general direction of a town or village board.
The incumbent is responsible for the planning and directing of law
enforcement activities, and all police functions in a town or village. Responsibility is included for the thorough
training of recruits, and the maintenance of standards throughout the
department. Supervision is exercised
over a staff of police officers, police sergeants, police lieutenants and
civilian employees. Does related work as
required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from a college with federally-authorized
accreditation or registration by NY State with a Bachelor's Degree*, and ten
(10) years of experience as a police officer in New York State. Experience must
include at least one (1) year participating in, or in the oversight of, the policing
of marinas and waterways. At least two (2) years of experience must be at an
administrative level with responsibility for policy and procedural review, and
participation in budget preparation and personnel functions, including contract
negotiations, internal investigations, employee discipline and training.
*Please attach to the application a copy
of your college transcript(s), which must have your name, college name and date
of graduation printed on it by the institution.
Grade reports, incomplete transcripts and other similar documents are
unacceptable.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The written test will cover knowledge,
skills and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Knowledge
of law enforcement methods, practices and procedures;
2.
Knowledge
of New York State Laws – Criminal;
3.
Administration
- Police;
4.
Supervision;
5.
Understanding
and interpreting written material;
6.
Preparing
written material in a public setting.
Note:
The use of calculators is prohibited for this examination.
Note:
A Guide for the written test for
Police Chief/Assistant Chief is available at the New York State Department of
Civil Service website: www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
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 is available at: www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service.
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 March 3, 2021 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: December 16, 2020
GENERAL CONDITIONS OPEN-COMPETITIVE
ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
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.
2.
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 written test date appearing on this announcement. Appeals received on or after the announced
written test date will not be considered.
3.
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 scored received on the written test, plus veterans’ credits where
appropriate.
4.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an application is rejected, due notice
will be sent.
5.
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-checker,
personal digital assistant, address books, language translators, dictionaries
and any similar devices are prohibited.
6.
When
the 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.
7.
When
the written 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.
8.
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.
9.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the open-competitive
application form.
10.
Pursuant
to Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police
officers killed in the line of duty shall be entitled to receive an additional
ten points added to a passing score attained in a competitive examination for
original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent
served. If you are qualified to
participate in this examination, and you are the child of a firefighter or
police officer killed in the line of duty, please so notify us in writing when
you submit your application for examination.
A candidate claiming such credit must submit appropriate documentation
to verify eligibility to receive these additional credits before the eligible
list is established. No additional
credits will be granted after the eligible list is established.
11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
Residency
is not required for taking any examinations.
However, some jurisdictions, such as schools, libraries, etc., give
hiring preference to residents. Some
towns also require employees to establish residency within the township. For employment in a Suffolk County
Department, with only limited exceptions set forth in Suffolk County Law,
residency within Suffolk County is required within five years of employment with
the county. In any case in which
residency preference is given, the appointee(s) must meet a specific residency
standard as defined in the Civil Service Rules.
14.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons:
If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your
application.
15.
No
smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds of the examination site.
16.
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 Suffolk County Department of Human
Resources, Personnel and Civil Service before the last filing date appearing on
this announcement for alternate test date information.
17.
Multiple
Examinations Scheduled for the Same Day:
If you have applied to take a written test announced by either one or
several local jurisdictions (county, town, 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 tests 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.
18.
For
information regarding a weather-related cancellation of this examination,
please refer to our website at
www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service click on the “Weather Related
Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service
Announcements are shown at the bottom of that page. The following stations will broadcast notice
of cancellation:
WALK PATCHOGUE 97.5 FM
WBAB
BABYLON 102.3 FM
WBLI BABYLON 106.1 FM
WLNG
SAG HARBOR 92.1 FM
WBZO FARMINGDALE 103.1 FM
WRCN
MEDFORD 103.9 FM
NEWS
12 LONG ISLAND TV CHANNEL 12 website:
www.news12.com
SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES,
PERSONNEL AND CIVIL SERVICE
Announcements and Applications Also Available At
SUFFOLK COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, PERSONNEL AND CIVIL SERVICE
725 VETERANS
MEMORIAL HWY.
WILLIAM J LINDSAY
COUNTY COMPLEX, BLDG. #158 Information Display Unit,
P.O. BOX 6100,
HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788-0099 Phone:
853-5500 County Center, Riverhead