Classification of ranks, grades and positions; appointment of members.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 279-234
in effectSec. 279-234. - Classification of ranks, grades and positions; appointment of members.
(a) The board shall establish a classification of ranks, grades, and positions for members of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. For each rank, grade, and position, the chief, with the approval of the board, shall:
(1) Set reasonable standards of qualifications; and
(2) Fix the prerequisites of training, education, and experience.
(b) An individual may not be appointed or reappointed as a member of the department after December 31, 2006, unless the individual:
(1) Is less than thirty-six (36) years of age; and
(2) Passes:
a. The aptitude, physical agility, and physical examination required by the local board; and
b. The statewide baseline standards required by IC 36-8-8-19; however, this subsection does not apply to an individual who becomes a member of the department under section 279-103 of this chapter.
(c) The chief, with the approval of the board, shall devise and administer examinations designed to test applicants for the qualifications required for the respective ranks, grades, or positions. After these examinations, the chief and the board shall jointly prepare a list naming only those applicants who, in the opinion of both the chief and the board, best meet the prescribed standards and prerequisites. The chief only appoints members of the department from among the persons whose names appear on this list. The chief, with the approval of the board, shall appoint as recruit trainees such applicant or applicants as are necessary to fill any vacancies that exist in the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Eighty (80) percent of such vacancies to be appointed at one time by the chief shall be filled by taking the applicant having the highest score on the final eligibility list and proceeding down the list in order. The chief shall fill the remaining twenty (20) percent of the vacancies by selecting any person remaining on the final eligibility list, provided that the person resides within the department's service districts. All members appointed to the department under this chapter are on probation until after one (1) year of active duty from the date of the completion of the Field Training Officer Program. Active duty is defined as the time the probationary officer is assigned to perform the full duties and responsibilities required of members of the department, but does not include leave time due to illness, military leave, suspension from work or limited duty status, as these terms are defined by the general orders of the department.
(d) The chief, in his or her sole discretion, may:
(1) Establish a temporary administrative rank or position within the department; and
(2) Appoint to and remove from a temporary administrative rank or position a member of the department who meets the requirements in subsection (e) of this section.
(e) Except as provided by Sections 279-103 and 279-104 of this chapter, a member who has served as a member of the department at least five (5) years before the appointment and holds the merit rank of at least lieutenant is eligible for appointment to a temporary administrative rank or position described in subsection (d) of this section. A member retains the rank, grade, or position awarded under subsection (c) of this section while serving in a temporary administrative rank or position. A temporary administrative rank or position established under subsection (d) of this section does not diminish or reduce the number and classifications of the existing merit ranks within the department. Subsection (d) of this section and this subsection may not be construed to limit, modify, annul, or otherwise affect a collective bargaining agreement.
(G.O. 110, 2005, § 1; G.O. 2, 2008, § 10; G.O. 47, 2009, § 9; G.O. 6, 2010, § 1; G.O. 12, 2016, § 1)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIORAD_CH279INMEPODE_ARTIIOR_DIV3MESY_S279-234CLRAGRPOAPMEFetched: 10/27/2026