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THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
OFFERS
COMPETITIVE PROMOTION
POLICE CCM ~A N DER
(Code No . 2251)
REVISEr
0 2- 0 2-90
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THE SALARY range is $6796 to $7998 a month. ~~ . -
TEE REC UIREMENT
Corr.pletion of a proba tionar y period as a Police Captain in t he
Los Angeles Police Department by May 4 , 1990 .
APPL ICATI OKS ~ILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ON THE NEW EMPL OYMENT APPLI CATIC~
F OR ~ ( Revised 9-83 or later; no photocopies accepted) and rr ust te
r e ceivec in Room 100 , City Hall South, 11 1 East First S treet ,
Lo s Angeles , or in Room 1 0 1, Van Nuys Br an ch City Pal 1 ,
1 441 0 S y lvan Street , by T UES DAY, FEBRUARY 6 , 199 0 .
Cnly police experience shall be shown in the employrr:ent history
part of the application and shall include tt:e date of or i~inal
a~pointrrent as a Police Officer and the date of each promotio n .
TH E EXAl''.INATICN
Th e exa mination will consist of an in- basket manage~ent exerc ise ,
a n oral presentation exercise, and a general qualificat ior.s
interview . All candidates IPUSt p articipate i n each part o f tt:e
€ Xarr.ination . If a candida. te does not participate in any p a r t of
t h e examination, that candidate wil l be disqualified frorr t he
examination and will not be scheduled for any remaining part s of
the examination .
The in-basket management exercise will consider a variety of
management skills and traits including leadership, han d l inc;
~riorities , interpersonal skil l s including managing conflict, anc
o rganizational practices and management control.
The oral presentation will require the participants to plan ,
prepare and give an individual presentation to a group. In t his
exercise , emphasis will be placed on the candidate ' s abilit y to
plan and organize , identify and develop innovative and pract ical
You must have received a regular appointment to
a City position or be on a reserve list.
A. final average score of 70°/., Is required In order
to be placed on the eligible Hs i .
Candidates who have previously made financial
commitments for vacation which may conflict with
any of the test dates may be entitled to
consideration for late tests. Call (213) 485-365 1 for
further Information.
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POLICE COM MANDER
$6796 to $7998
REV IS EC
Unless otherwise stated, in promotional examinallo,,s a
minimum score of 65.000/o in a weighted w ritten lest.
including seniority credits added to your examinatio n
grade al the rate of 0.25 of a point for each y<>ar ol
continuous classified City service, is necess a ry n order
lo be called for subsequent portions of the examinat ion.
Verified volunteer experience equivalent to that reou red
by thi s bulletin Is acceptable. Verillcallon m 1~ 1 be
provided by the appllcant.
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT/ ROOM 100, CITY HAL L SOUTH , 111 E FIRST ST ./LOS AN GELES. CA 90012 12' 3, t
AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - AFFI RMATIV E ACTION EMPLOYER
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solutions to problerr·s , use good judgment ,
oral presentation . The oral prese ntation
three or n1cre assessors, all of whom will
the co~munity or othe r outside agencies .
and make an ef f ective
panel will consist of
be representatives of
The evaluation of general qualifications by interview ~ill te
taeec on the assessment of the candidate ' s backg r ounc an~
exferience and quality of perforrr.ance in police work, particular ly
at the rr.anagerial level, understanding of police management issues
an6 p r oblems , ability to apply ~anagement and adrrinistrative
p rinciples, including huraan resource rranagerrent, affirrrative
action anc err.ployee relations , understanding of co~r.unity
relations , interpersonal effectiveness , oral and written
corrmunication skills , and other necessary knowledses anc
atilities . The gene ral qualifications interview Fanel ~ill
consist of three rreh.bers of the Los Angeles Police Depa rt rrent anc
at least one rrember of the Los Angeles Police Corrmission .
~CTE : Personnel folders will be used by the general qualificaticne
interview board.
At the time of the in- basket exercise , candidates will te re~uir ec
to prepare some written material relating to the duties of a
Police Corr.rnander . This material will not be separately scored but
i,..-ill be presented to the general qualifications inte r viev. l:::oar c
for d iscussion with the candidate and consideration in the ove r all
evaluation of the cancicate.
Exarrination ~eights :
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·--In - Ea sket Exe r e i se . . . .
Cral Pr esentation (Outside Eoa r d) .
l..i>ceneral Cualifications Interview (Inside Board) .
3 5 !t
35%
3 0%
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The in-basket exercis e will be held in a single half - cay session
en SA'l'UR CAY , FEBR UARY 24 , 1990 , in Los Angeles . Candidates will
be notified later of the exact tirr.e and place of the Cral
Presenta tion and the General Qualifications Inte r views .
NCTE5 : 1 . Candidates will accrue se n io r ity credit at the rate cf
0 . 10 of a point for each year of continuous ser vice as
a Police Captain in t he Los Angeles Police Der:-artrrent
prior to Ja n ua r y 1 , 1991. A ma x imum of one point will
be added to the score of those candidates .
2 . Appointnent to this position is subject to a one-year
~rcbationa r y pe r iod as provided by Section 109 of the
Los Angel e s Ci t y Charte r .
3 . Th i s examination is based on a content valiaation
study , and as p r ovided by Ci vil Service Comwissio n
Rule 4 . 20 , the i n- bas ket e xerc ise will not be subject
to candid ate i ns pection .
Code No . 2251 .
THIS EXAMINATION IS TC BE GIVEN ONLY
O~ A DEPARTMENT AL PROMCTION AL BAS I S
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