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Fire and Police Committee weighs whether detectives should be eligible to take lieutenant exam
Summary
The Fire and Police Commission testing and recruiting committee discussed on Sept. 9 whether detectives in the Milwaukee Police Department should be allowed to test directly for the lieutenant promotional exam and whether detective experience should receive preference points in promotion scoring.
The Fire and Police Commission testing and recruiting committee discussed on Sept. 9 whether detectives in the Milwaukee Police Department should be allowed to test directly for the lieutenant promotional exam and whether detective experience should receive preference points in promotion scoring.
The issue traces to a 2011 memorandum of understanding (MOU) that grandfathered a small set of detectives into eligibility to test for lieutenant after the department merged the prior separate "lieutenant of detectives" and patrol lieutenant tracks. The current written policy requires seven years of continuous service in sergeant, ID supervisor or (for specifically listed detectives) detective ranks to be eligible for the lieutenant exam.
Committee members,…
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