NOTICE
FIREFIGHTERS’ AND POLICE OFFICERS’
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
CITY OF AUSTIN
WRITTEN EXAMINATION
POLICE COMMANDER
PLACE:Auditorium
The Learning and ResearchCenter
2800 Spirit of Texas Drive
Austin Texas
DATE:Thursday, April 17, 2008
TIME:9:00 a.m.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT: This written examination shall be held in accordance with the Agreement between the City of Austin and the Austin Police Association and with Civil Service law and rules, and shall be open to all sworn personnel who have had two years continuous active service as a Police Lieutenant immediately preceding the date of the written examination.
REGISTRATION FOR EXAMINATION: In accordance with Civil Service Rule 7.06, all eligible candidates desiring to take the examination MUST register by signing a Letter of Intent, by no later than 5:00 p.m., on Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Letters of Intent will be signed at the Civil Service Office, OneTexasCenter, 505 Barton Springs Road, Suite 600. Only those applicants who have registered by signing a Letter of Intent will be admitted to the examination.
CONTENT OF EXAMINATION: Examination questions will be taken from the following materials: (No questions will be taken directly from charts, graphs, photographs or other graphics in the sources, unless detailed in the text.)
- Police Administration. 7th Edition.ISBN 0131589334
Authors: Charles R. Swanson, Leonard Territo, and Robert Taylor
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Toll Free: (800) 922-0579
Candidates are responsible for all chapters.
35% of the examination questions will come from this source.
*Due to be released 10/15/07.
- Images of Organization.Update Edition.ISBN 1412939798
Author: Gareth Morgan
Publisher: Sage
Toll Free: (800) 818-7243
Candidates are responsible for all chapters.
30% of the examination questions will come from this source.
- Media Training 101.ISBN 0471271551
Author: Sally Stewart
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Toll Free: (800) 762-2974
Candidates are responsible for all chapters.
25% of the examination questions will come from this source.
- Austin Police Department General Orders.
NOTE:Candidates are responsible for those in effect on September 19, 2007, and as found on APD’s Public Network in P:\Public Data Shared Outside APD\APD Policies & Procedures.
Candidates are responsible for the following General Orders:
1)A102, A104, A107, A201, A303, B101, B102, B107, B108, B109, B110, B111, B113, B116, B208, B209, B210, B217, B306, B307, and B310.
10% of the examination questions will come from this source.
ADMINISTRATION OF EXAMINATION: Two hours will be allowed for answering the questions.
POSTED: Tuesday, October 2, 2007TIME:10:00 a.m.