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Ability t -The ability to meet and deal with the public tactfully and effectively. -Recommend improvements in departmental operation and in the rules, regulations, and policies governing the department. Experience and Training: Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: -Two years of experience at the level of Police Sergeant. -Equivalent to completion of twelfth grade supplemented by additional specialized training in police science of a related field. In choosing Victor Paul for the position of acting lieutenant I picked a person who has over 15 years experience which includes his time as the Community Liaison Officer which is part of the ability section in the lieutenants requirements. It's true that Lt. Victor Paul has never been a sergeant but it is also true that he was never given this opportunity. He was constantly passed over for promotion by officers with only two to five years experience. We cannot fault him for that. In addition Lt. Paul currently holds his AA degree in Administration of Justice, A Bachelors degree in Public Administration and a Masters degree in Management. With his experience, education and that fact that he is the city's Community Liaison Officer I can see no reason why he is not qualified and capable to handle the job of the Community Services Division Lieutenant. 2. The initiation of 21 personnel changes without consulting management staff or line supervision, as alleged by the CPOA. My intent for the police department is to clean up the injustices that have gone on in the past. This you can see has outraged those who have continuously been able to get their way in the past. Now we are playing ball by the rules and it has made some people angry. In my comments about Lt. Paul I stated that he was passed over continuously for promotions by officers with only two to five years experience. As you can see by his credentials he was obviously more qualified than the officers who got those promotions who didn't posses the experience or education that Lt. Paul does. This is not an isolated incident. When I was a sergeant, we as sergeants (five total) were asked to make a recommendation for the position of corporal since there was one open. The person that we chose was very highly trained. He was the departments weaponless defense instructor, a S. W.A.T. team leader, a fitness instructor and the departments liaison with the Sheriffs Departments Aviation Division. When we presented our choice to an administrative staff member he became angry telling us that we were not supposed to choose that particular officer. By the end of that day the promotion was given to an officer with less than three years experience. The officer that the sergeants had chosen left to another agency. This was a great loss to the citizens of Colton. This city had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to train this individual and because of an injustice by that administrative staff member we lost a fine officer. Luckily for us he returned and