A. 
In order to be eligible for participation in any examination for any full-time civil service position within the Police Department, an applicant must submit a completed application form to the Commission before the expiration of the deadline stated by the Commission for that specific examination.
B. 
The applicant must make an oath or affirmation that the application is completed truthfully, and the applicant is subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 4904 relating to falsification of information to authorities.
C. 
At the time of filing of an application, each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable fee as set by resolution of the Borough Council. Said application fee shall be used exclusively for the purpose of defraying the costs of the Borough in conducting and administering the examination process. Said application fee may be increased, from time to time, by resolution of the Borough Council, based upon the increased costs of administering and conducting the examination process.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A. 
All applicants must present satisfactory documentation that they have reached their 21st birthday before the deadline for submitting completed applications.
B. 
Successful applicants must take up residence within a ten-mile radius of Summit Hill Borough limits within six months of appointment to the position of full-time police officer.
C. 
An applicant may appeal to the Civil Service Commission for a one-time six-month extension of the residency requirement for good cause. Said appeal must be filed with the Borough Secretary within 30 days before the expiration of the permanent residency expiration date set forth herein.
A. 
Every applicant for any full-time civil service position in the Police Department shall:
(1) 
Possess a diploma from an accredited high school or a Graduate Equivalency Diploma (GED);
(2) 
Possess a four-year postsecondary education, or one year experience (2,080 hours) as a full-time police officer or two years' experience (1,000 per year) as a part-time police officer;
(3) 
Be a United States citizen;
(4) 
Be certified to act immediately as an active police officer and have satisfied all federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations regarding their ability to act immediately as a police officer, including successful completion at the time of application of what is commonly known as "Act 120 training";
(5) 
Be deemed physically and mentally fit to perform the full duties of a police officer;
(6) 
Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and
(7) 
Meet all other requirements as set forth in the Borough Police Department's standard operating procedures.
B. 
An external applicant for appointment to the below-listed position shall have at least the listed full-time in grade experience in a law enforcement agency in order to be eligible.
(1) 
Chief of Police: five years of supervisory/administrative police work.
(2) 
Sergeant: three years as police officer.
A. 
In addition to meeting the qualifications in § 17-22 above, all applicants for a promotion to a higher full-time civil service position shall not have been suspended without pay for more than a total of five days during the three years prior to the deadline for submitting applications.
B. 
Any suspensions to which the applicant has timely appealed pursuant to a grievance procedure outlined in either Summit Hill's Personnel Ordinance, standard operating procedure manual or in accordance with an approved contract between the Borough of Summit Hill and the Summit Hill police collective bargaining unit or these rules and regulations shall be disregarded unless the appeal is resolved prior to the creation of the eligibility list.
C. 
An internal applicant competing to be promoted to the below-listed position(s) shall have at least the listed full-time time in grade experience in a law enforcement capacity in order to be eligible.
(1) 
Chief of police: five years of supervisory/administrative police work.
(2) 
Sergeant: three years as a police officer.
A. 
The Commission may refuse to examine or, if examined, may refuse as eligible after examination any applicant who is found to lack any of the minimum qualifications for examination prescribed in these rules and regulations for the particular position for which the applicant has applied.
B. 
The Commission may refuse to examine or, if examined, may refuse to certify any applicant who is physically or mentally unfit to perform the full duties of the position applied for, or who is an habitual substance abuser, or who is guilty of any crime involving moral turpitude, or who has engaged in infamous or notoriously disgraceful conduct, or who has been dismissed from public service for delinquency or misconduct in office, or who is affiliated with any group whose policies or activities are subversive to the forms of government set forth in the constitutions and laws of the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A. 
Any applicants or other persons who believe that they are aggrieved by the actions of the Commission, in refusing to examine or to certify them as eligible after examination, may request a hearing before the Commission.
B. 
The applicant or aggrieved party must make their request for a hearing, in writing, within 10 calendar days of the date when the party knew of, or should have known of, the Commission's action which is being challenged.
C. 
Within 10 days after such a request, the Commission shall designate a time and place for the hearing, which shall be conducted pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Local Agency Law, 2 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.