The Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to establish a police
training school and a fire training school for the purposes enumerated in
the following section.
[Amended 6-6-1968 by Ch. No. 1183]
No person shall be appointed to the Police Division until he or she
has completed in a satisfactory manner at least ten (10) weeks of training
in the police training school authorized by the preceding section. However,
a person may be appointed to the Fire Division upon successful completion
of his or her written examination, his or her physical examination and by
proper clearance with the Division of Personnel. Prior to permanent appointment,
he or she must complete in a satisfactory manner at least ten (10) weeks of
training at the prescribed fire school. This training may be done while on
the job within the Fire Department. This ten-week training shall also be counted
towards his or her six-month probationary period.