(A) Applicants shall demonstrate 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 the performance of duty as a police officer.
(B) The applicant shall possess normal hearing and normal color vision, and shall be free from any impediments of the senses. The applicant must possess normal visual functions and visual acuity in each eye correctable to 20/20. The applicant 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. The applicant must be in possession of all extremities. The applicant must 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 which might endanger the lives of others or the applicant if he or she lacks these qualifications.
(C) A declaration of the applicant's medical history shall become a part of the background investigation. The information shall be available to the examining physician.
(Ord. 162, passed 8-20-73)