Section 6-B921. APPOINTMENT TO INSPECTOR, COMMANDER, AND ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE IN THE EXCEPTED SERVICE

921.1 D.C. Official Code § 5-105.01(b)(1)(2) (2012 Repl.), provides that the Chief of Police is vested with the authority to assign to duty and to appoint all officers and members of the Metropolitan Police Department (Department) in accordance with the following.

 

(a) Consistent with the duty to maintain a force of the highest possible quality, the Chief of Police may appoint qualified candidates from within the Department, as well as seek and appoint qualified candidates from outside the Department, to the positions of Inspector, Commander and Assistant Chief of Police.

 

(b) The Chief of Police must consider a candidate's broad knowledge of law enforcement techniques and principles, including his or her knowledge of management principles and employee development in a law enforcement setting.

 

(c) The Chief of Police shall consider the disciplinary record of all candidates for appointment under this section.

 

921.2 Appointment to Inspector shall be in accordance with the following:

 

(a) Whenever one or more appointments are to be made to the rank of Inspector, the Chief of Police may make such selection(s) from a register containing the names of all eligible candidates.

 

(b) Prior to appointment to the position of Inspector, each candidate shall be required to pass a medical examination, including a psychological examination in accordance with the procedures outlined in the pre-promotional physical examination in Department General Orders (GO) 100.21, Physical Examinations. 

 

921.3  Appointment to Commander shall be in accordance with the following:

 

(a) The position of Commander connotes a candidate who meets the qualifications outlined in § 921.1 (b).

 

(b)  A Commander is vested with authority to establish a command system which most effectively utilizes the human and material resources available to him or her and best fulfills the mission of the Department.

 

(c) Prior to appointment to the position of Commander, each candidate shall be required to pass a medical examination, including a psychological examination in accordance with the procedures outlined in the pre-promotional physical examination in Department General Orders (GO) 100.21, Physical Examinations.

 

921.4 Appointment to Assistant Chief of Police shall be in accordance with the following:

 

(a)  Whenever one or more appointments are to be made to the rank of Assistant Chief, the Chief of Police may make selection(s) from a register containing the names of all eligible candidates.

 

(b)Prior to appointment to the position of Assistant Chief, each candidate shall be required to pass a medical examination, including a psychological examination in accordance with the procedures outlined in the pre-promotional physical examination in Department General Orders (GO) 100.21, Physical Examinations.

 

921.5  Inspectors, Commanders, and Assistant Chiefs of Police, appointed by the Chief of Police pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 1-609.03 are Excepted Service employees. Inspectors, Commanders, and Assistant Chiefs of Police, selected by the Chief of Police from the force pursuant to D.C. Official Code §§ 5-105.01 and 1-608.01 are Career Service employees, who serve in such positions at the pleasure of the Chief of Police, and may be returned to their previous rank/position at the discretion of the Chief of Police.

 

 

authority

Mayor’s Order 2008-92, dated June 26, 2008, with the concurrence of the City Administrator, and in accordance with the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-609.01, 1-609.02(c), and 1-609.03(a) et seq. (2014 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14869 (November 13, 2015).