TESTIMONY
Brandon Coons on Changes to the FDNY Exam Weighting System and Its Impact on Promotion Prospects
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Brandon Coons addresses the New York City Council, expressing frustration over changes to the FDNY exam weighting system that detrimentally affected his and possibly others' promotion prospects.
- Coons prepared for the FDNY lieutenant examination for three years, achieving a score that was initially competitive.
- He describes an unexpected change in the exam weighting system that dropped his rank significantly, pushing him below the traditional cutoff for promotion to lieutenant.
- Coons highlights a lack of communication and transparency about the reasoning behind the weighting system changes.
- He questions the fairness of dedicating years of effort based on established criteria, only to have the rules change unexpectedly.
- Coons calls for clarity and communication from the authorities responsible for the exam changes.
Brandon Coons
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Yeah.
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Hi.
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I just I'm to kind of reiterate what the captain was just saying.
0:59:12
You know, I'm a member in particular that prepared for 3 years for this examination.
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And, you know, with the original score of 77 and my seniority weighted plus, you know, 7 merits of accolade.
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You know, my original score had me, you know, in the 700 range.
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And after this new waiting system, which none of us were aware of, you know, I dropped a 120 names to, you know, over 800, which traditionally has been a level that is the cutoff point for getting promoted to lieutenant.
0:59:51
So I guess I just really want to reiterate.
0:59:53
I want to thank everybody involved, you know, chair and decast and, you know, everybody's involved.
1:00:00
But, you know, on the n o e, it clearly states, you know, a 70 is a passing grade.
1:00:06
So so I'm just confused as to how, you know, I sacrificed all that time and energy and effort for 3 years to, you know, get a passing grade, to get put into a category to then, you know, have decast just kind of go with whatever they feel because they wanna have a larger list whatever the we don't even know what the reason is why they did that.
1:00:27
You know?
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So definitely, you know, if you could provide us with a reason, I mean, we'd love to hear it, not saying that.
1:00:34
I would I would take it as being okay, but, I mean, there's just zero communication.
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It's it's very unsettling.
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So that's really all I have to say.
