EMPLOYEE REGULATIONS

Jacksonville Ordinance Code tit. III, ch. 37, pt. 2

in effect

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 37.201 Special police officers.

Sec. 37.201. - Special police officers. The Sheriff is authorized to appoint such special police officers as he may deem necessary to enforce law and preserve order in the City. Special police officers shall serve without expense to the City unless, upon the recommendation of the Sheriff, the Council provides reasonable compensation for special services rendered the City. Special police officers appointed under the authority of this Section shall not participate in the police pension and relief fund and shall be subject to discharge by the Sheriff at any time, at the pleasure of the Sheriff. (Ord. 68-51-42, §§ 1, 2; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 37.202 Applicants to Sheriff's Office required to be citizens and residents.

Sec. 37.202. - Applicants to Sheriff's Office required to be citizens and residents. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, applicants to become members of the Sheriff's Office shall be citizens and residents of the United States at the time of application and appointment. (Ord. 68-31-20, § 9; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 37.203 Examination and selection.

Sec. 37.203. - Examination and selection. (a) The Sheriff, with the concurrence of the Director of Personnel and Professional Standards, shall prescribe procedures for the recruiting of efficient members to be appointed to the Sheriff's Office and shall prescribe the qualifications to be observed and the subject matter to be covered in conducting examinations of applicants who desire to become eligible for appointment to the Sheriff's Office, including the weight to be given to the factors involved in the examinations. (b) Eligibility lists for promotions in the Sheriff's Office shall be established by the Department of Personnel and Professional Standards on the basis of oral and/or written examinations conducted by the Department and on past performance evaluations furnished it by the Sheriff. On promotion tests, one-half-point credit shall be added to the passing grade of a member for each year of service in the rank or ranks eligible to participate in the promotional test. No member of the Sheriff's Office in the lowest rank or the lowest rank of a division thereof shall be eligible to take a promotional examination until he has served at least two years in the lowest rank. (c) The Sheriff or his designated representatives shall have the right to be present during an examination conducted by the Department of Personnel and Professional Standards to establish eligibility or promotional lists in the Sheriff's Office, and to give evaluations of the examinees to the Department. In lieu of an examination being conducted by the Department to establish an eligibility or promotional list in the Sheriff's Office, the Sheriff, upon written notice to the Director of Personnel and Professional Standards, may approve an examination to be prepared, conducted and graded by a recognized testing agency for police personnel which may be employed by the City for this purpose. In this case, the testing agency shall certify the results of the examination and the order of precedence attained by the examinees thereon to the Department, together with the written questions and graded answers for the examination, and the Department shall establish eligibility or promotional lists in conformance with the certification. (d) The Sheriff shall have the right to refuse to appoint a person eligible for appointment as a member of the Sheriff's Office when, in the judgment of the Sheriff, the person should not be a member of the Sheriff's Office and the Department of Personnel and Professional Standards, upon being notified by the Sheriff in writing of this refusal, shall remove the name of the person from the eligibility list from which the person was certified. The Sheriff shall make his appointment from the top three persons on the promotional list furnished to him by the Department. (Ord. 68-31-20, § 10; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 2007-161-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 37.204 Retirement of members.

Sec. 37.204. - Retirement of members. A member of the Sheriff's Office in the classified service shall retire and cease to be a member thereof upon reaching the sixty-fifth anniversary of his birth date. (Ord. 68-31-20, § 11; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 37.205 Involuntary retirement for disability.

Sec. 37.205. - Involuntary retirement for disability. Whenever the Sheriff has probable cause to believe that a member of the Sheriff's Office who is also a member of a pension fund of the City, County or State has become permanently or partially incapacitated for the performance of his duties and the member has not voluntarily applied for retirement on disability pension or has refused to do so, the Sheriff may recommend to the Board of Pension Trustees that the member be retired on disability pension and the recommendation shall have the same effect and be handled in the same manner as if the member had applied for voluntary retirement. If the recommendation is approved by the Board, the member shall be retired on disability pension regardless of his consent. Prior to making the recommendation, the Sheriff has authority to have the member examined by reputable physicians authorized to practice medicine in the State to determine if the member is permanently or partially incapacitated for the performance of his duties and, in the event the Sheriff does not do so, the Board shall require an examination to be made by two physicians, except when the member refuses to submit to an examination. A finding by both examining physicians as to the permanent or partial incapacity of the member for the performance of his duties shall be conclusive. In the event a member of the Sheriff's Office refuses to submit to medical examination or when he has been committed to an institution for mental incapacity, he shall be subject to removal from the Sheriff's Office. (Ord. 68-31-20, § 12; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 37.206 Annual physical examination.

Sec. 37.206. - Annual physical examination. Annual physical examination of all sworn members of the Sheriff's Office shall be provided by the Sheriff. (Ord. 68-31-20, § 13; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 37.207 Special process servers.

Sec. 37.207. - Special process servers. The Sheriff is authorized to appoint, contract with and employ special process servers pursuant to the provisions of F.S. § 48.021. The Sheriff is authorized to compensate special process servers at a reasonable rate to be agreed upon between the Sheriff and the special process server. In order to provide the funds necessary to compensate special process servers, the Sheriff is authorized to transfer funds from available appropriations for personal services, employee benefits and central services charges in the manner prescribed by the Mayor under the provisions of Chapter 106. (Ord. 79-1150-620, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIIEXBR_CH37OFSH_PT2EMREFetched: 10/27/2026