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Council approves temporary increase to authorized corporals to allow promotion
Summary
Council amended its authorized-positions ordinance to add one corporal temporarily so the department could promote an officer before the civil service list expired; the change passed unanimously.
Council considered an amendment to the city’s authorized-positions ordinance to permit a temporary increase in the number of authorized corporals, allowing an imminent promotion to proceed before a civil service list expires.
The lede: Council approved the ordinance amendment to add an additional corporal; staff said the change preserves promotional opportunities tied to the civil service list and will revert to the prior authorized count per the ordinance’s terms.
Why it matters: The authorization preserves an internal promotion process and prevents the department from losing a promotion opportunity due to timing in civil service certification. Staff said the change had been reviewed and prepared quickly so the promotion could be effected without delaying the department’s staffing actions.
Council action: Council member Ek moved to approve the updated authorized-positions ordinance adding an additional corporal; the motion passed unanimously.
Ending: Staff will implement the promotion under the amended authorization and the ordinance language will revert per its specified timetable unless council acts otherwise.
