CITY OF BALCH SPRINGS CIVIL SERVICE RULES & REGULATIONS
to designate a Test Administrator, who shall be responsible for administering the examination. The Director or Director's designee may also select one or more persons as Test Monitor to assist in the administering, proctoring, and grading of an entrance examination. An examination shall be conducted on an "as needed" basis.
The Commission or Director or Director's designee may, because of the small number of eligible promotional candidates for any position, 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.
To provide for a competitive promotional examination so as to better serve the public, at least two (2) qualified candidates in the next lower position with two years' service shall sit for an examination. If there are not two (2) candidates in the next lower position, the Commission shall follow the procedures relating to eligibility for promotional examinations outlined in Section 143.031(c) until at least two (2) qualified candidates sit for the examination. When more than one vacancy exists at the time an examination is to be given, the Director or Director's designee shall determine whether the number of examinees who have filed Notices of Intent to Test is competitive. If necessary, the Director or Director's designee shall make a recommendation to the Commission to open the examination to additional employees, as outlined in Section 143.031(c).
No person shall deceive or obstruct any person in respect of his/her right of examination under the provision of these rules and the Civil Service Act; or falsely mark, grade or report the examination or standing of any person examined hereunder; or aid or furnish any special information for the purpose of either improving or injuring the rating of any such person for appointment or promotion. No promotional candidate shall deceive the Commission for the purpose of improving his/her chance for appointment or promotion.
(2) NOTICE OF INTENT TO TEST - An employee shall complete a Notice of Intent to Test, as prescribed by the Director, in order to take a promotional examination. Failure to make application in the manner prescribed in the "Notice of Promotional Examination" and failure to file the application with the Director or Director's designee within the time limits prescribed in the "Notice of Promotional Examination" shall render the employee ineligible to take the examination.
Smoking shall be prohibited at all times in the testing area.
Check In - An examinee shall be checked in and provide proof of identity with a Police Department identification card. No examinee shall be admitted once test instructions start.
Cancellation or postponement of promotional examination - The Commission or Director or Director's designee may cancel or postpone a scheduled promotional examination for sufficient cause.
Dishonesty- An examinee taking a promotional examination who uses or attempts to use any dishonest means to answer a question on such an examination shall have his/her examination confiscated and voided by the Test Administrator. The examinee will be removed from the testing site. The Test Administrator shall report the action to the Director.