[Amended 2-4-2003 by Ord. No. 767, approved 2-4-2003; 2-6-2024 by Ord. No. 967, approved 2-6-2024]
A. In order
to be eligible for participation in any examination for any position
with the Police Department, every applicant must submit a completed
application form to the Shippensburg Police Department before the
deadline stated by the Commission for the specific examination. 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 unsworn falsification
to authorities. Applicant shall include with the application a copy
of the original or certified birth certificate, recent passport-style
photograph (color or black and white) and copy of high school diploma
or GED certificate, armed forces discharge certificate (DD214 or other
acceptable documentation, in accordance with the Veterans Preference
Act), a resume of work history, relevant training and education,
copy of a valid driver's license, current criminal history within
in the last month prior for the last 10 years for each state that
they lived in, current within in the last month driving history for
the last 10 years for each state that they lived in, if applicable,
and a copy of college transcripts, ACT 120 certification or waiver,
if applicable, to assist in the performance of the background check
on each applicant.
B. If using
a consortium for the physical fitness testing and written examination,
applicants will apply for testing through the consortium, which will
be posted on the advertisement for the examination. The consortium
will submit a list of all applicants with each applicant's name, address,
email, a pass/fail for the physical fitness testing, and written examination
score. Applications will be sent to all applicants who passed the
physical fitness testing and written examination with a 70% or better.
Applicants will have at least two weeks to submit an application with
the required documentation.
The Borough is an equal opportunity employer.
It is the Borough's and the Commission's policy to grant equal employment
opportunities to qualified persons without regard to race, religion,
color, national origin, gender, age, veteran's status, marital status
or non-job-related physical or mental handicap or disability. The
Borough and the Commission will provide equal opportunities in employment
and promotion.
[Amended 2-6-2024 by Ord. No. 967, approved 2-6-2024]
Application forms shall be available to all
interested persons in the Shippensburg Police Department or electronically
on the Shippensburg Police Department website or the office of the
Borough Manager and from such other offices and officers that the
Commission, from time to time, may choose to designate. Application
forms may be mailed to applicants upon written or telephone request.
However, the Commission assumes no responsibility for missed filing
deadlines due to a delay in the mail. Applications will be sent to
all applicants who passed the physical fitness testing and written
examination with a 70% or better if using the consortium.
[Amended 2-4-2003 by Ord. No. 767, approved 2-4-2003; 3-4-2008 by Ord. No. 828, approved 3-4-2008; 2-6-2024 by Ord. No. 967, approved 2-6-2024]
All applicants must have reached their 20th
birthday before the deadline for submitting completed applications.
Applicants must establish a residence within 30 miles of the Borough
of Shippensburg, as shown on the Residency Requirement Map, which
is available upon request at the Borough office, within six months
of completing the probationary period for police officers.
[Amended 2-21-2006 by Ord. No. 801, approved 2-21-2006; 3-4-2008 by Ord. No.
828, approved 3-4-2008; 5-23-2019 by Ord. No.
931, approved 5-23-2019; 1-3-2022 by Ord. No. 957, approved 1-3-2022; 2-6-2024 by Ord. No. 967, approved 2-6-2024]
A. Every applicant
for any police officer position in the Police Department shall possess
a diploma from an accredited high school or a graduate equivalency
diploma. In addition, every applicant must be a United States citizen,
be physically and mentally fit to perform the full duties of a police
officer and, prior to appointment, possess a valid motor vehicle operator's
license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B. The Borough
and the Civil Service Commission shall specify in the public notice
required under these regulations whether the examination process to
establish an eligibility list includes solely the position of police
officer or is also open to applicants for the position of police officer
cadet.
C. The Borough
and the Civil Service Commission, when deciding whether to include
applicants for police officer cadets in the examination process, shall
consider the personnel and operational needs of the Department.
A. In addition to meeting the qualifications in §
9-19 above, all applicants for a promotional position, except Chief, shall not have been suspended without pay for more than five days at any time in the three years prior to the deadline for submitting applications. Any 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 prior to the creation of the eligibility list.
B. All applicants shall have continuous prior service
with the Police Department of Shippensburg Borough as follows:
[Amended 2-6-2024 by Ord. No. 967, approved 2-6-2024]
(1) An applicant for the position of Corporal, Sergeant,
Lieutenant, or Captain shall have at least two years of service with
the Department.
[Amended 2-6-2024 by Ord. No. 967, approved 2-6-2024]
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 adopted 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 physically unfit to perform the full
duties of the position applied for, is illegally using a controlled
substance, as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. § 802), who had been 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 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.
[Amended 2-6-2024 by Ord. No. 967, approved 2-6-2024]
Applications for positions in the Police Department
shall be received at the Borough building only after an examination
has been properly advertised and before the deadline for receiving
applications, which must be set forth in the public advertisement.
If using the consortium, applications shall be received at a Borough
building after receiving the application and before the deadline for
receiving applications. Applications will be received by the municipal
officer designated in the public advertisement or that officer's designee.
That person shall record the receipt of all applications and provide
each applicant with notice of the time and place for the first portion
of the testing procedure, the physical fitness testing. Any application
containing material errors or omissions or missing required documents
shall be returned to the applicant for correction prior to the deadline
for filing applications, after which no new applications or amended
applications will be accepted.
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. 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. 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 or should have known of the Commission's
action which is being challenged.
The Commission shall conspicuously post in the
Borough building an announcement of the hiring or promotional testing
and set forth in the time and place of every examination, together
with the information as to the type of position to be filled, the
requirements for that position, where applications may be obtained
and the deadline for filing those applications. In addition, at least
two weeks prior to the close of the application period, publication
of the notice shall occur in at least one newspaper of general circulation
or a newspaper circulating generally in the Borough.