(a) An entry level position in the classified service of the City shall be filled in accordance with § 250.245 Entry Level Positions; Other Classified Employees, except that in the case of police and firefighter positions, the Civil Service Commission shall administer to each applicant a written examination and a physical ability examination, which shall fairly determine the general qualifications of the applicant for the position applied for. Persons who receive a passing grade on the examinations, as determined by the Civil Service Commission, shall be considered qualified for the position. All those passing the written examination and physical ability examination shall be certified as qualified candidates for the position of police officer or firefighter.
(b) From the list so prepared and certified, the City Manager shall make final selection of candidates for employment.
(c) Candidates for entry level patrol officer classifications must have attained the age of twenty-one years at the time of appointment. No candidate may apply for or receive an original appointment as a patrol officer if that candidate will have attained the age of forty-one years at the time of appointment.
(d) A candidate’s name shall remain on the certified list of candidates for a period of one year, after which it shall be deleted, unless the candidate requests, in writing, that their name be continued on the list for one additional year. In no circumstances shall a candidate’s name remain on the eligibility list for more than two years from the last time the candidate took the civil service examination and was certified to the list.
(Ord. O97-84, passed 8-19-1997; Am. Ord. O2003-44, passed 4-15-2003; Am. Ord. O2019-49, passed 9-3-2019; Am. Ord. O2021-50, passed 6-15-2021; Am. Ord. O2022-55, passed 6-7-2022)