A. 
All applicants for a promotional position except Chief of Police shall not have received a formal reprimand for at least one year prior to submission of the application and have not been suspended without pay at any time for the last five years prior to submission of the application. Any formal written reprimand or suspension to which the applicant has timely appealed pursuant to a grievance procedure or these rules and regulations shall be disregarded, unless the appeal is resolved against the applicant prior to the creation of the eligibility list.
B. 
All applicants for promotion to Police Sergeant and Police Captain shall have had continuous prior service as full-time police officer with the Sewickley Borough Police Department as follows:
(1) 
An applicant for the position of Police Sergeant shall have at least five years of continuous prior service as a full-time police officer with the Sewickley Borough Police Department.
(2) 
An applicant for the position of Police Captain shall have at least five years of continuous prior service as a full-time police officer with the Sewickley Borough Police Department.
The Borough of Sewickley is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Borough Council's and the Commission's policy to grant equal employment opportunities to qualified persons without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, age, veteran's status, marital status, or non-job-related physical or mental handicap or disability. The Borough Council and the Commission will provide equal opportunities in promotions to ranking positions.
A. 
For the promotional positions of Police Sergeant and Police Captain, at least two weeks prior to the close of the application period publication of a notice outlining the qualifications for the position and requesting application forms to apply for the position shall be conspicuously posted in the Police Department and the Borough Office. At the discretion of the Civil Service Commission, the Commission may receive documentation from the Borough of those eligible for a promotional exam and may notify them, in writing, of the notice and the deadline for filing applications. It is important that all applicants that meet the qualifications for promotion be notified by the Borough Manager or other individuals designated by the Commission.
B. 
The Borough Manager, or other designated person, shall give, in writing, to each applicant qualified for the next step in the examination process a notice, which shall include the date, time and place the applicant shall report for the next examination in the process.
C. 
Every such notice shall be mailed or otherwise delivered at least seven days prior to the date fixed for examination. Only applicants receiving notices to report for any examination shall be permitted to participate in such examination, and each applicant shall present his or her notice to the examiner before he or she shall be examined. Failure to report for an examination in accordance with the instructions contained in the written notice shall disqualify the applicant.
The Commission may refuse to examine or, if examined, may refuse to certify 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. In addition, the Commission may refuse to examine or, if examined, may refuse to certify any applicant who is:
A. 
Found to have furnished incomplete, inaccurate, misleading or false information on the official application or in response to any portion of the hiring process;
B. 
Physically unfit for the performance of the duties of the position of which the candidate seeks employment;
C. 
Illegally using a controlled substance, as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substance Act (Public Law 91-513, 12 U.S.C. § 802);
D. 
Guilty of any crime involving moral turpitude or of infamous or notoriously disgraceful conduct, or who has been dismissed from public service for delinquency or misconduct of office;
E. 
Affiliated with any group whose policies or activities are subversive to the forms of government set forth in the Constitution and laws of the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Any applicants for the promotional positions of Police Sergeant and Police Captain 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, within 10 days of receiving written notice of what is perceived as the alleged error. Within 10 days after such 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., with or without counsel; at which time the Commission shall take testimony and review its refusal to provide examination or certification. The deliberations of the Commission, including interim rulings on evidentiary or procedural issues, may be held in the nature of a closed executive session. The Commission's disposition of the matter shall constitute official action, which shall occur at a public meeting held pursuant to 65 Pa.C.S.A. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings). The decision of the Commission shall be final.