CITY OF BALCH SPRINGS CIVIL SERVICE RULES & REGULATIONS

appeal to the Director, a copy of the appealed question(s) along with the respective answer(s) from the answer key and the title and page number from the reference materials shall be given to the appellant. The period of review of test materials begins the first business day after promotional examination grades are posted and is limited to five business days during which an appeal may be filed.

The Commission shall receive a copy of each appeal submitted, the appealed question(s), and the appropriate source reference sheet(s). The appeal information shall not reveal the name of the appellant prior to the regularly scheduled Commission meeting.

A promotional examination question appealed to the Commission shall be sustained, overruled, or eliminated by a Ruling issued by the Commission.

  • Sustain the answer key (test scores shall remain as reported)
  • A Ruling which rejects the appeal presented to the Commission shall require the Director or Director's designee to accept the answer as given on the answer key, while grading the promotional examinations of all eligible candidates.
  • Overrule the answer key (the Commission shall designate another answer(s) to be accepted)
  • A Ruling which sustains the appeal of a promotional examination question shall require the Director or Director's designee to accept two or more answers, as directed in the Ruling, while grading the promotional examination of all eligible candidates.
  • Eliminate the test question (the test question shall not be included)
  • A Ruling which rejects the test question related to the appeal of a promotional examination question shall require the Director or Director's designee to disregard the question and its answer while grading the promotional examination of all eligible candidates.
  • Formula for calculating scores after appeals:
  • The formula for calculating the promotional test scores shall be as follows:
  • / (total number of test questions used) = point value of each question

(# of total test questions)- (# of wrong questions) = # of correct questions

(# of correct questions) x (value of each question) = score

Section 143.035 ALTERNATE PROMOTIONAL SYSTEM IN POLICE DEPT. See Section 143.035 of Texas Local Government Code

Section 143.036 PROCEDURE FOR MAKING PROMOTIONAL APPOINTMENTS See Section 143.036 of Texas Local Government Code

When the term “Commission” is used in Section 143.036 of the Local Government Code, the Director or Director’s designee may perform the duties specified.

Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations 11/08/2023