In order to be eligible for the position of patrol officer with the Willowbrook Police Department, at the time of original appointment to the Police Department, a person must meet each of the following minimum requirements in addition to any other requirements imposed by law or ordinance:
(A) Must be a minimum of twenty-one (21) years of age, and a maximum of thirty-five (35) years of age, unless already a certified police officer;
(B) Eyesight correctable to 20/20 in each eye, normal depth perception and no color blindness that would prevent an individual from performing the essential functions of the job;
(C) United States citizen, or an individual who is not a citizen but who is legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law or is an individual against whom immigration action has been deferred by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process, subject to the individual being authorized under federal law to obtain, carry, or purchase or otherwise possess a firearm;
(D) No felony convictions involving moral turpitude, as specified in 65 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/10-2.1-6;
(E) Possess a valid driver's license; and
(F) Possess an Associate's degree or having completed at least sixty (60) semester hours or at least ninety (90) quarter hours of credit from an accredited college/university; OR be qualified as a "lateral hire," pursuant to Section 5-1-14 hereafter. The advanced education requirement may be waived if one or more of the following applies:
1. The applicant has served for twenty four (24) months of honorable active duty in the United States Armed Forces and has not been discharged dishonorably or under circumstances other than honorable; or
2. The applicant has served one hundred and eighty (180) days of active duty in the United States Armed Forces in combat duty recognized by the Department of Defense and has not been discharged dishonorably or under circumstances other than honorable.
(Ord. 13-O-05, 2-25-2013; amd. Ord. 20-O-41, 9-14-2020; Ord. 24-O-09, 3-25-2024)