(a) Members of the police reserve force shall be appointed from a list of eligibles established in compliance with rules and regulations set forth in the police manual. Selections will be made through examination and appointments will be made by the chief of police, with the consent and approval of the city council. All examinations shall be impartial, practical in their character, and shall relate to those matters which fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the position to which they expect to be appointed.
(b) All applicants successfully completing the examinations shall, before appointment, be subjected to:
(1) A rigid background investigation.
(2) A fingerprint check for criminal record.
(3) A driver's license record check.
(4) A credit rating check.
(5) A rigid physical examination.
(c) Failure to receive a favorable report on any of the five above mentioned investigations shall reject the applicant.
(Prior Code, § 1-56; Ord. of 8-14-1962)