POLICE SERGEANT (Open Positions: 1)

CITY OF BALCH SPRINGS, TEXAS 

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

Period of Eligibility: 07/21/2023 -07/20/2024

POLICE SERGEANT

The City of Balch Springs Police Department is pleased to announce the

2023 Police Sergeant Promotional Exam process.

The following opportunity (Police Sergeant position) is a Closed Promotional opportunity, available only to any regular full time City police employee who has at least two years immediately before the examination date has continuously held a position in the classification that is immediately below, in salary, the classification for which the examination is to be held. Applications received from individuals who do not meet the above criteria will not be accepted.

APPLICATION PERIOD OPENED: April 20, 2023

APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSES: 5:00pm Wednesday, June 30, 2023

TESTING DATES: Friday, July 21, 2023

TIME: TO BE DETERMINED NO LESS THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO TEST DATE

LOCATION: BALCH SPRINGS CITY HALL

            13503 ALEXANDER RD, BALCH SPRINGS, TX 75180

The title of Police Sergeant is a first line supervisor that is promoted within compliance of Civil Service LGC 143. When assigned to a patrol function the Sergeant is the supervisor of the Police Officer and responsible for uniformed patrol functions of the shift. The Sergeant prepares daily assignments; prepares and presents roll call training; inspects personnel and equipment for conformity to Department standards; supervises patrol officers; reviews and approves various types of reports; prepares and investigates personnel complaints; responds to crime scenes; handles radio calls and dispatches personnel; keeps the supervisors informed of issues of concern to them; trains and supervises officers; and performs related functions. In the absence of the Police Lieutenant, the Sergeant may be a Watch Commander during his/her tour of duty.

Police Sergeant assigned to specialized sections perform specific duties characteristic of that section.

The Police Sergeant is responsible to the Police Lieutenant.

SOURCE MATERIAL for the National First- and Second-Line Supervisor Tests:

• Most titles listed below are available through large, online book retailers such as
  Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble (bn.com). In addition, most titles are also available through online book rental companies, such as campusbookrentals.com, campusbooks.com or chegg.com. Prices and availability change over time, so you may need to order from more than one supplier to order all of the recommended books. Aside from online book retailers and rental companies, the texts should be available directly from the publisher. Below we have provided information for each book’s publisher, including the title, authors, ISBN number, and publisher information (address, telephone number, website address).
  
• *THE FIRST FOUR TITLES ARE USED ON BOTH THE FIRST- AND SECOND-LINE TESTS
  Criminal Investigation (12th or 13th Ed.) by Swanson, Chamelin, Territo, and Taylor (12th) or Swanson, Taylor, Territo, and Fox (13th)
  Publisher
  McGraw-Hill Education
  1325 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019
  12th Ed. ISBN: 978-0-07-802657-7 (bound edition)
  ISBN: 978-1-259-86794-1 (loose-leaf edition)
  13th Ed. ISBN: 978-1-260-83680-6 (bound edition)
  ISBN: 978-1-264-16924-5 (loose-leaf edition)
      http://www.mheducation.com/highered 
  
• Police Field Operations: Theory Meets Practice (3rd Ed.) by Birzer and Roberson
  Publisher
  Pearson Education, Inc.
  221 River Street
  Hoboken, NJ 07030
  800.947.7700
  ISBN-10: 0-13-518629-3
  ISBN-13: 978-0-13-518629-9
  http://www.pearsonhighered.com/ 
  
• Community Policing: Partnerships for Problem Solving (8th Ed.)
  by Miller, Hess and Orthmann
  Publisher
  Cengage Learning
  10650 Toebben Drive
  Independence, KY 41051
  800.354.9706
  ISBN-10: 1305960815
  ISBN-13: 9781305960817
  https://www.cengagebrain.com/
  
• Briefs of Leading Cases in Law Enforcement (9th or 10th Ed.) by del Carmen and Walker
  Publisher
  Routledge
  52 Vanderbilt Avenue
  New York, NY 10017
  800.634.7064
  9th ed: ISBN-10: 0323353983
  ISBN-13: 9780323353984
  10th ed: ISBN - 978-0-367-14690-0
  ISBN - 978-0-367-14692-4
  https://www.routledge.com/
  
  *THE TITLE BELOW IS FOR THE FIRST-LINE TEST ONLY
  
• Effective Police Supervision (9th Ed.) by Miller, More and Braswell
  Publisher
  Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
  52 Vanderbilt Avenue
  New York, NY 10017
  ISBN: 978-0-367-20761-8 (hbk)
  ISBN: 978-0-367-20765-6 (pbk)
  ISBN: 978-0-429-26347-7 (ebk) https://www.routledge.com/
  
  *THE TITLE BELOW IS FOR THE SECOND-LINE TEST ONLY
  
• Police Administration: Structures, Processes, and Behavior (10th Ed.) by Swanson, Taylor, Territo, and Liederbach
  Publisher
  Pearson
  221 River Street
  Hoboken, NJ 07030
  800.947.7700
  ISBN: 978-0-13-572833-8 (paperback)
  ISBN: 978-0-13-572836-9 (ebook)
  http://www.pearsonhighered.com/
  **This list is current as of 03/23/2023. Book information is subject to change based on edition updates and availability.

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I, Denys Pratt, Civil Service Director, of the City of Balch Springs, do hereby certify that the above notice of the Civil Service testing of the City of Balch Springs was posted at the City Hall, 13503 Alexander Rd., Balch Springs, Texas on the 20^th  day of April 2023, by 5:30 PM.

Salary : $81,110 - $88,631