In making appointments to the Police Department, no person shall be deprived of an opportunity to serve on the Police Department because of race, religion, skin color, national origin, or sex. No arbitrary rules on height, weight, or achievement of strength or unrelated job needs shall be imposed. No handicapped person shall be denied, merely by virtue of being handicapped, appointment to a position on the Police Department which the handicapped person is competent to fill.
(1969 Code, § 21-12) (Ord. 1995-12, passed 5-8-1995)