A. The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners may require, at its option, that all applicants possess, at the time of initial application, a public safety resources certification which will provide the Board with at least the following information:
1. An Aptitude Profile designed specifically to determine a candidates's basic cognitive ability to participate in a mandated course of training for the service applied for. The profile shall illustrate strengths and weaknesses which may be used during initial training and probationary periods.
2. A Physical Agility Profile designed specifically to determine a candidate's basic fitness for a mandated course of training for the service applied for. The basic performance scales shall include a) upper body endurance, b) abdominal and hip flexor endurance, c) upper body strength and endurance, d) body fat norms (percentage), and e) cardiovascular work endurance.
3. A Behavioral Potential Profile designed to identify personality characteristics and attitudes associated with counterproductive behavior. Such profile shall review, but not be limited to, such areas as a) honesty; b) non-violence; c) drug avoidance; d) emotional stability; e) safety consciousness; and f) an orientation dealing with a candidate's perceptions of law enforcement. This profile shall be used as an identifier to determine the need for an in-depth clinical psychological evaluation.
4. A Historical Profile designed to provide a lifetime background of the candidate, which has been validated for informational reliability.
The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners has been given the option to require applicants to possess a public safety resources certification so that it may utilize it for so long as it determines that it is useful to the Board in screening applicants, as well as fair to the applicants themselves. If a public safety resources certification is required by the Board, it shall do so in a nondiscriminatory way; that is, all applicants evaluated for a given position or list of eligibles shall be required to pass such a certification.
B. The public safety resources certifications shall be issued by third-party testing firms found to be qualified by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners and, from time to time, the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall post a written list containing the name(s), address(es) and telephone number(s) of all qualified third-party testing firms.
C. The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners may use the Aptitude Profile contained in the public safety resources certification in place of a written examination which it would otherwise utilize, and the Physical Agility Profile contained in the public safety resources certification in place of a physical agility test which it would otherwise utilize, provided that, if it does so for one applicant for a given position or list of eligibles, it shall do so for all applicants for such position or list of eligibles.
D. The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners may amend its Rules and Regulations, as provided by law, to specify a more detailed policy and procedure regarding public safety resources certificates. (Ord. 1276, 9-20-93)