(a) Effective December 31, 2023, the age of 65 shall be the maximum age for employment of sworn members of the police department, including a sworn member who is transferred or appointed to a supervisory or administrative position.
(b) Effective December 31, 2000, the age of 63 shall be the maximum age for employment of any member of the uniformed service of the fire department, the duties of whose position are primarily to perform work directly connected with the control and extinguishment of fires or the maintenance and use of firefighting apparatus and equipment, including an employee engaged in this activity who is transferred or appointed to a supervisory or administrative position. Provided, however, this paragraph shall not apply to any such employee whose death has resulted from the performance of an act or acts of duty.
(c) The age stated in each person's application for employment shall be conclusive as to that person's age.
(d) All persons to whom this ordinance applies shall be retired upon attainment of age 65.
(e) No person above the age of 38 may receive initial appointment as a probationary career service firefighter or firefighter/EMT with the fire department and no person above the age of 40 may receive initial appointment as a probationary career service police officer with the police department. Provided, however, that these age restrictions shall not apply to initial appointment as a probationary career service police officer or firefighter or firefighter/EMT from employment lists in existence on the date of passage of this ordinance. Nothing herein shall prohibit the rehiring of any person formerly employed by the police department as a police officer or fire department as a firefighter or firefighter/EMT, subject to the requirements of rules promulgated by the commissioner of human resources.
(Added Coun. J. 5-17-00, p. 32899, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-10-01, p. 48898, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.6; Amend Coun. J. 3-1-06, p. 71712, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-17-24, p. 11087, § 1)