In order to be eligible to take the examination, an applicant must have met all general qualifications for the position as set forth in Art. III of this chapter. The examination for a patrol officer will consist of a written examination and an oral examination, as is to be determined by the Commission, which will each be graded on a 100-point scale. The weight of the complete written examination shall be 40% of the final score and the weight of the oral examination shall be 60% of the final score. In addition, each applicant will undergo a physical agility test, a polygraph test and a background investigation. The physical agility and polygraph test and background investigation will be graded on a pass/fail basis for every applicant. After an applicant has been extended a conditional offer of employment, final appointment shall be contingent upon the applicant passing a medical and psychological examination.
The examination for the positions of Corporal, Sergeant and Lieutenant shall include a written and an oral examination which will be graded on a 100-point scale with the written examination representing 40% of the final score and the oral examination representing 60% of the final score. After an applicant has been extended an offer of promotion, the final appointment to the promotional position shall be contingent upon the applicant passing a medical and a psychological examination.
The Commission shall appoint a written examination administrator, an oral examination administrator, a physical agility examiner, a polygraph examiner, a medical examiner and a psychological examiner to conduct the appropriate examination required by this chapter.
The written examination may be divided into multiple parts; each part shall be graded on a 100-point scale, and an applicant must score 70% or higher on each part in order to continue in the application process. Each part of the written exam will be weighted equally. Applicants scoring less than 70% on each part of the written exam, and the combination of all of the parts, shall be rejected. Applicants must also be one of the top 30, measured by score on the overall written examination, to continue. Tie scores shall be counted separately to determine the top 30 applicants and, in the case of tie scores, the Commission, in its discretion, may select more than the top 30 applicants to continue in the examination process. Within 30 days after the administration of the written examination, all applicants shall be given written notice of their test results, and each passing applicant shall be informed of the next step in the examination process.
Every applicant who scores 70% or higher on the written examination and who receives one of the top 30 scores, including ties, and who has passed the physical agility testing, if the Commission determines that physical agility testing should be administered prior to the oral examination, shall be given an oral examination that will be graded on a 100-point scale with a score of 70% or higher necessary for passing. The oral examination shall involve questioning applicants on how they would handle situations relevant to police work. Within 30 days after the applicants' oral examination, they shall be informed of their oral examination and total overall scores, and each passing applicant shall be informed of the next step in the examination process. Any applicant who does not pass the oral examination shall be rejected.
An applicant for patrol officer must score 70% or greater on the written and oral examination combined, based on a 100-point scale, in order to qualify. Any applicant not receiving a passing score shall be promptly notified in writing.
Pursuant to the Veterans' Preference Act, any applicant for the position of patrol officer who qualifies as a "soldier" under that Act shall receive an additional 10 points on top of his total score if that applicant received passing scores under this chapter. Any applicant claiming veterans' preference is responsible for providing any and all relevant documents to the Commission.
An applicant for the position of police officer must undergo a physical agility test pursuant to standards established by the Commission which are job-related and consistent with business necessity. The physical agility testing may be held at any time in the application process after the written examination as determined by the Commission. The physical agility specifications will be provided to all potential applicants in the application package. Any applicant who does not pass the physical agility test shall be rejected.