(a) A member appointed to any position in the Police Department shall be a resident of Cuyahoga County or any adjoining counties, within one year after the member's date of hire.
A member appointed to any position in the Police Department shall be a citizen of the United States, of good moral character and physically fit to perform the duties customarily required in the position to which the appointment is to be made. A physical examination by a licensed physician shall be required of any applicant for appointment to any such position. The cost of such examination shall be paid out of the Medical Services Account.
(Ord. 92-172. Passed 6-16-92; Ord. 09-101. Passed 10-20-09.)
(b) A person appointed to any position in the Police Department shall take an oath to preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Ohio; to faithfully enforce the laws of the State and the ordinances and resolutions of the Municipality; to obey the lawful orders of his or her superiors to the best of his or her ability; that he or she has never been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude; and that he or she is not, at the time of taking such oath, and never has been, a member of any organization advocating the overthrow of the government of the United States by force or violence. Any untruthful material statement made in the course of application for appointment in the Department shall be grounds for denial of such appointment or summary dismissal from any position in the Department held by the person making such statement.