(A) (1) To be appointed to the Police Department, an applicant must be:
(a) A citizens of the United States;
(b) A high school graduate or equivalent; and
(c) At least years of age, and meet the existing qualification for employment as established by the Indiana Police Pension Board.
(2) However, the age requirements do not apply to a person who has been previously employed as a member of the Department.
(B) A person may be not appointed, reappointed or reinstated if he has a felony conviction on his record.
(C) Applications for appointment or reappointment to the Department must be filed with the Commission. The applicant must produce satisfactory proof of the date and place of his birth.
(D) (1) Applicants for appointment or reappointment to the Department must pass the general aptitude test required under IC 36-8-3.2-3 or IC 36-8-3.2-3.5. The general aptitude test shall:
(a) Reflect the essential functions of the job;
(b) Be conducted according to procedures adopted by the Commission; and
(c) Be administered in a manner that reasonably accommodates the needs of disabled applicants.
(2) The results of the general aptitude test shall be filed with the Commission. If the Commission finds that the applicant lacks the proper qualifications, it shall reject the applicant.
(E) The applicants shall then be rated on the selection criteria and testing methods adopted by the Commission, which may include mental alertness, character, habits and reputation. The Commission shall adopt rules for grading the applicants, including the establishment of a passing score. The Commission shall place the names of applicants with passing scores on an eligibility list by the order of their scores and shall certify the list to the Board of Public Works and Safety.
(F) Applicants remain on the list for one year from the date of certification. After one year a person may reapply as an applicant.
(G) When a vacancy occurs in the Department, the Commission, upon a written request of the Chief of the Department, shall administer the physical agility test under IC 36-8-3.2-3 or IC 36-8-3.2-3.5 to the applicant having the highest score on the eligibility list. If the appointed applicant successfully completes the physical agility test, the applicant shall then be enrolled as a member of the Department to fill the vacancy if:
(1) The applicant is still of good character; and
(2) The applicant passes the required examinations identified in IC 36-8-3.2-6 and IC 36-8-8-19.
(H) All appointments are probationary for a period not to exceed one year of active service. If the Commission finds, upon the recommendation of the Department during the probationary period that the conduct or capacity of the probationary member is not satisfactory, the Commission shall notify him in writing that he is being reprimanded, that he is being suspended, or that he will not receive a permanent appointment. If a member is notified that he will not receive a permanent appointment, his employment immediately ceases. Otherwise, at the expiration of the probationary period the member is considered regularly employed.
(Ord. 2989, passed - -94)