133.03 APPLICATIONS.

   (a)   Filing of Applications. Applications for all positions in the classified service shall be made to the Director of Administration upon forms furnished by the Director. Questions on the applications form must be reasonably related to the duties required to be performed in the position.

   (b)   Minimum Qualifications. Prior to the announcement of a vacancy in the classified service, the Director shall prepare in writing the minimum qualifications required for a vacant position. The minimum qualifications shall make reference to the following when required for a position: age, education and experience, licenses and certificates, physical condition, criminal history, polygraph testing, psychological test. All required qualifications must be reasonably related to the duties required to be performed in the position, and shall not be used to unlawfully discriminate.

   A copy of such minimum qualifications shall be provided to the Civil Service Commission. The minimum qualifications must be made a part of the announcement of the vacancy. Following publication of the announcement, no reduction or modification in the minimum qualifications shall be performed.

   All applicants must be citizens of the United States and meet the minimum requirements for a position as stated in the announcement, except when necessary to under fill a promotional position as provided in Section 133.09(a). All applicants for permanent, full-time positions must be at least eighteen years old, except for police officers, who shall be twenty-one to thirty-five years of age, and firefighters, who shall be twenty-one to thirty-five years of age, inclusive at the date of appointment. All applicants seeking a position under Section 133.07(f) shall not be subject to the maximum age requirements of this section.

   (c)   Investigation. The Director may investigate the information provided by any applicant. Whenever the Director finds that an applicant fails to meet minimum qualifications stated on the announcement; or has been found guilty of a job-related criminal offense; or has been dismissed from employment for inefficiency, delinquency or misconduct; or has resigned from employment while disciplinary charges were pending; or is addicted to the habitual or excessive use of habit forming drugs or intoxicating beverages; or has made false statement on the application; or has otherwise demonstrated a lack of integrity or responsible behavior, the Director may reject the application.

   The applicant may appeal the rejection to the Commission within five working days from the date of the notice of rejection.

(Ord. 2017-26. Passed 9-18-17.)