(A) The minimum employment standards for law enforcement officers as established and adopted by the state Commission on Law Enforcement Standards, in accordance with Public Act 203 of 1965, being M.C.L.A. §§ 28.601 through 28.616, are adopted as follows:
(1) United States citizenship.
(2) Minimum age of 21 years.
(3) Graduation from high school or equivalent, equivalent defined as having attained a passing score on the General Education Development test indicating high school graduation level.
(4) Fingerprinting of applicants with a search of local, state, and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record.
(5) No felony offense convictions.
(6) Good moral character as determined by a favorable report following a comprehensive background investigation covering school and employment records, home environment, personal traits, and integrity. Consideration will be given to any and all law violations, including traffic and conservation law convictions as indicating a lack of good character.
(7) Acceptable physical, emotional, and mental fitness as established by a licensed physician following examination to determine the applicant is free from any physical, emotional, or mental condition which might adversely affect his performance of duty as a police officer.
(8) Normal hearing and normal color vision. The trainee shall be free from any impediments of the senses. He must possess normal visual functions and visual acuity in each eye correctable to 20/20. The trainee must be physically sound and well developed physically, with height and weight in relation to each other and to age as indicated by accepted medical standards, and in possession of his extremities. He shall be free from any physical defects, chronic diseases, organic diseases, organic or functional conditions, or mental instabilities which may tend to impair efficient performance of duty or which might endanger the lives of others or himself.
(9) A declaration of the applicant's medical history as a part of the background investigation. The information shall be available to the examining physician.
(10) An oral interview held by the hiring authority or his representative, to determine the applicant's acceptability for a police officer position and to assess appearance, background, and ability to communicate.
(11) Recruitment and employment practices and standards shall be in compliance with existing state statutes.
(B) The standards of the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Training Council are recognized as minimum standards and higher standards are recommended by the Training Council when qualified applicants are available. Any portion of any ordinance not meeting the minimum standards is repealed; any portion of any ordinance which meets the minimum standards or exceeds those standards shall remain in effect.
(‘83 Code, § 31.11)