(A) A list of eligibles shall be established, in compliance with rules and regulations set forth in the city police by-laws, as follows: all applicants for positions with the police reserve of the city must apply in writing on the form prescribed by the Chief of Police.
(B) All applicants for positions in the city police reserve must meet the following basic qualifications:
(1) Be over 21 years old;
(2) A United States citizen;
(3) Be free of all mental defects, physically strong and well proportioned;
(4) Be of good moral character;
(5) Never have been convicted of a felony; and
(6) Be certified by the State Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
(C) Selections will be made through examination and appointments will be made by the Chief of Police with the consent and approval of the City Council. All examinations shall be impartial, practical in their character, and shall relate to those matters which fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the position to which they expect to be appointed.
(D) (1) All applicants successfully completing the examination, shall, before appointment, be subjected to:
(a) Rigid background investigation;
(b) Fingerprint check for criminal record;
(c) A driver’s license record check; and
(d) Credit rating check.
(2) Failure to receive a favorable report on any of the above-mentioned investigations shall reject the applicant.
(E) All applicants before appointment to the police reserve shall subscribe to an oath that he or she will obey and observe the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the state and the laws of this nation, this state and this city, that he or she will carry out the duties of a member of the police reserve, City Police Department, to the best of his or her ability.
(1995 Code, § 8.304) (Ord. 55A, passed 1-12-1989)