CITY OF BALCH SPRINGS CIVIL SERVICE RULES & REGULATIONS
Applicant has a history of unstable work, i.e., including short terms of employment over his/her employment history, a history of employment in an illegal occupation. Rejection under this provision shall be temporary in nature and an applicant may be eligible for reapplication after a five (5) year period. Due to the variables involved, each situation shall be considered on a case-by-case basis. Rejection of employment in an illegal occupation shall be permanent in nature.
by others in his/her presence; workplace behavior/decisions that adversely affect the business or associates, with little or no objectively justifiable need for such behavior. Rejection for this cause shall be temporary until the applicant can demonstrate that his/her judgment skills have developed.
Applicant has failed to meet all legal requirements necessary for future licensing and certification as required by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Rejection for this cause shall be temporary until the applicant can meet those standards.
Applicant has been discharged from any military service under less than honorable conditions, including specifically:
Under other than honorable conditions;
Bad conduct;
Dishonorable; or
Any other characterization of service indicating bad character.
Applicant fails to return a completed Personal History Statement at a time designated by the Department Head.
As stated in Article 3 (Compensation) Section 1. Annual Base Salaries
Meet and Confer Agreement December 12, 2022 – September 30, 2024
See Section 143.024 of Texas Local Government Code
An applicant shall complete a City of Balch Springs Application for Employment and other forms as prescribed by the Director or Director's designee in order to take an entrance examination. Failure to pre-register in the manner and within the time limit prescribed in the "Notice of Entrance Examination," and/or failure to file the application or other supporting documents with the Director or Director's designee by the specified deadline, shall render an applicant ineligible to take the examination. An applicant shall make the application in his/her own handwriting or in typed form and shall certify the correctness of the facts.
The Director or Director's designee may, because of the small number of candidates, or because of any other good and sufficient reasons, such as death in the immediate family, public emergency, unavailability of test site, etc., postpone an examination to a later date.
See Section 143.025 of Texas Local Government Code
Application for employment shall be made to the Director or Director's designee on the appropriate application forms.