§ 33.43 APPOINTMENT TO DEPARTMENT; QUALIFICATIONS; APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT; PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION; RATING OF APPLICANTS; ELIGIBILITY LIST; APPOINTMENTS PROBATIONARY; PREREQUISITES FOR ATTAINMENT OF REGULAR EMPLOYMENT.
   (A)   In order to be appointed to the department, an applicant must pass all requirements as prescribed by the Commission.
   (B)   A person may not be appointed, re-appointed, or reinstated if he has a felony conviction on his record. If the commission finds that the applicant lacks the proper qualifications, it shall reject the applicant.
   (C)   The applicants shall then be rated on the selection criteria and testing methods adopted by the commission. 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 upon an eligibility list by the order of their scores and shall certify the list to the chief.
   (D)   Applicants remain on the list for two years from the date of certification. At any time a person may reapply as an applicant.
   (E)   When a vacancy occurs in the department the commission may be notified, in writing by the chief, of the vacancy. The commission shall upon receiving written notice from the chief then make a conditional job offer to the applicant having the highest score on the eligibility list to fill the vacancy. The applicant appointed shall be enrolled as a member of the department if he is still of good character and he has passed the required physical examinations that may be required by a pension fund. Provided further, that said applicant is required to file with the commission a certificate certifying that the applicant is eligible for pension benefits. The commission will be in compliance with all provisions of the American With Disabilities Act.
      (1)   Provided further, that when said applicant has been appointed to the police department, the said officer shall be within 20 days and remain a bona fide resident of Knox County, Indiana.
      (2)   Provided further, that said officer shall have and maintain adequate means of transportation into the city; and maintain in his residence telephone service.
      (3)   Provided, however, he must still be of good character and pass all requirements of the Commission.
   (F)   Every appointment to the police department shall be for a probationary period of one calendar year of actual service. If at any time during the probationary period the conduct or capacity of the probationer is found to be unsatisfactory, which fact shall be determined by the commission without hearing and without right of appeal, the probationer shall be notified in writing by the commission, that he is being reprimanded, that he is being suspended, or that he will not receive a permanent appointment, whereupon his employment shall immediately cease; otherwise, his retention in the service after the expiration of the probationary period shall be equivalent to and shall constitute his final and permanent appointment.
   (G)   If another eligibility list is made while there are still names on the existing eligibility list, the applicants may reapply, and the names of those persons on the original list shall be added to the next list in the order of all grades received. If an applicant on the original list does not re-apply his name may remain on the new list, in order of all grades received, until his two years has expired. At which time his name shall be removed from the list.
(Ord. 14-96, passed 5-13-96)