Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.2-1603 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, the minimum qualifications of persons for appointment to the position of Deputy Sheriff are as follows:
(a) A Deputy Sheriff must have graduated from high school or obtained a GED certificate.
(b) A Deputy Sheriff must be a United States citizen.
(c) A Deputy Sheriff must be at least twenty-one years of age or within ninety days of his or her twenty-first birthday at the time of application for a position as a Deputy Sheriff.
(d) No Deputy Sheriff shall have a felony conviction record.
(e) No Deputy Sheriff shall be excessively overweight under standards promulgated by the Sheriff.
The Sheriff shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations in the selection and appointment process of deputies.
(Ord. 85-04. Passed 1-22-85; Ord. 98-01. Passed 3-18-98.)