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Commissioners back idea to award promotional preference points for volunteer service, ask timing questions
Summary
Staff proposed adding promotional preference points for sworn members who complete volunteer service (120 hours = 5 points; 180 hours ≈ 7.5 points; 240+ hours = 10 points). Commissioners asked whether points apply after testing and about effective date; staff recommended education and a runway before implementation.
Staff presented a draft rule to add promotional preference points for sworn members who complete community or volunteer service. The proposal would add points after testing to influence placement on eligibility lists.
The proposal laid out three thresholds: at least 120 hours of volunteer service for 5 points, 180 hours for 7.5 points (staff noted half-points may require rounding), and 240 or more hours for 10 points. Staff also proposed exclusions: service that is political, solely religious in purpose, or with an…
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