(a) No person shall be eligible to receive an original appointment to the Fire/Rescue Division unless that person has reached the age of eighteen on the effective date of their appointment. (Ord. 19-31. Passed 4-15-19.)
(b) No person shall be eligible to receive an original appointment to the Fire/Rescue Division when the person is thirty-one years of age or older, except for military veterans who possess a DD-214 that shows an honorable discharge and who may be thirty-five years or younger, and no person can be declared disqualified as over age prior to that time.
(c) No person shall be eligible to receive an original appointment to the Fire/Rescue Division when the person is thirty-one years of age or older, except for those individuals who show they are a current full-time firefighter paying into the Ohio Police and Fire Pension System or comparable pension system. Individuals must currently be a fire fighter in good standing in the fire department in which the applicant serves, or previously served, and left a fire department in good standing within six months of application for hire with the City of Tiffin. Applicants must have a minimum of one year full time fire fighter experience in the last 18 months in the State of Ohio and have their professional firefighter and paramedic certifications. Individuals who have been a member of full-time fire department may receive an additional year of eligibility for each full year completed up to age thirty-five years or younger, and no person can be declared disqualified as over age prior to that time.
(Ord. 16-79. Passed 12-5-16.)