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Newport News Police Department - Administrative Manual
ADM-341 - PROMOTIONAL PROCESS FOR THE POSITION
OF SERGEANT & LIEUTENANT
Amends/Supersedes: ADM-341 (04/26/2016) Date of Issue: 10/04/2021
I. STATEMENT
Newport News Police Department strives to conduct fair and impartial, merit-based promotions. This
policy and procedure provide the process for sworn personnel promotion to the ranks of sergeant and
lieutenant.
II. GENERAL
A. The Newport News Police Department will promote persons for job vacancies without regard to race,
color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability status,
childbirth, or any other factor outlined in the City Personnel Administrative Manual, section 200 Equal
Employment Opportunity. [34.1.3]
B. The Newport News Police Department will ensure that promotional decisions are in accord with
principles of equal employment opportunity by imposing only job-related requirements on
promotional opportunities. [34.1.3]
C. Promotional eligibility lists for the ranks of sergeant and lieutenant are established for one year until
exhausted, or the Chief of Police deems that creating a new list is in the organization’s best interest,
whichever is shorter. The Chief of Police will make this determination after consultation with the
executive staff. [34.1.6(d)]
NOTE: If the Department cannot complete a process and produce a new list before the existing list’s
expiration, the list may be extended beyond one year.
D. The Assistant Chief of the Administrative Services Bureau or designee is responsible for ensuring the
confidentiality of all testing materials and coordinating the promotional process with the Department
of Human Resources. The Department of Human Resources will receive, review and process
applications. Any necessary tests associated with the process will be administered under the direction
of a professional human resources firm hired to conduct the process. [34.1.1; 34.1.2(a-d, h);]
E. The Chief of Police is not obligated to fill vacancies as they occur within the Department.
III. PROCEDURE
A. Eligibility Criteria
To participate in the selection process for sergeant or lieutenant, candidates must meet the criteria
outlined in this policy. Job descriptions are available on PowerDMS and the City’s website.
1. Application Requirements
a. Time in Grade [34.1.5(c)]
1) All candidates for the sergeant position must have at least five current consecutive years of
service with the Newport News Police Department classified as a full-time police officer
by the application closing date.
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