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SUFFOLK COUNTY
POLICE CHIEF (VILLAGE OF LLOYD HARBOR)
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING
DATE: FEBRUARY 5, 2020
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: MARCH 14, 2020
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $200,000
SPECIFICATION # 5033
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. Internet applicants should complete the
“Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form on-line. All other
applicants should complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and
Certification” form and submit it with your application (Forms CS-205A and
CS-205B). 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 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 police 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: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testig/testguides.fm.
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. An Expanded Description of the examination subtests is available by requesting a copy from the Suffolk County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service in Hauppauge. A self-addressed, stamped 9 ½” X 4” envelope must accompany this request.
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 11, 2020
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: January 3, 2020
GENERAL CONDITIONS OPEN-COMPETITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Paper
applications are available at the Suffolk County Department of Human Resources,
Personnel and Civil Service in Hauppauge and at the Riverhead County Center
display, or by sending a stamped, self-addressed 9 ½” X 4”envelope for each
title to: Suffolk County Department of
Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service, P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099.
2.
Applications
postmarked after midnight of the last filing date may not be considered
eligible for this examination.
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 written test date appearing on this announcement. Appeals received on or after the announced
written test 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 scored received on the written test, plus 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-checker, personal digital assistant, address books, language translators,
dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
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.
9.
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.
10.
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 Department 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.
11.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the open-competitive
application form.
12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
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.
15.
Residency
is not required for taking any examinations.
However, some non-county 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 throughout 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.
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 Suffolk County 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 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.
20.
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
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SERVICE
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