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, together with an application fee of $50 made payable to the Municipality of Monroeville. All completed applications shall be submitted to the Municipal Manager before the deadline stated by the Municipal Manager for that 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 Title 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
The Municipality of Monroeville is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Municipality'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 Municipality of Monroeville will provide equal opportunities in employment and promotion.
Application forms shall be available to all interested persons in the office of the Municipal Manager and from such other offices and personnel that the Municipal Manager, from time to time, may choose to designate. Application forms may be mailed upon written request. However, the Municipality assumes no responsibility for missed filing deadlines due to a delay in the mail.
All applicants for the Police Department must have reached their 21st birthday before the deadline for submitting completed applications. Applicants must move or establish permanent residence in the Municipality within six months of completing their probationary period.
A. 
Every applicant for a position as a police officer in the Police Department shall possess a diploma from an accredited high school or graduate equivalency diploma. In addition, every applicant must be a United States citizen, possess a valid drivers license, be physically and mentally fit to perform the full duties of a police officer and be certified as a police officer as stated in Act 120, Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Program;[1] and
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Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2161 et seq.
B. 
In addition to Subsection A, every applicant shall have at least 12 months (2,080 hours) of full-time police work experience with a federal, state or municipal law enforcement agency or 24 months (at least 1,000 hours per twelve-month period) of part-time police work experience with a federal, state or municipal law enforcement agency; or
C. 
In addition to Subsection A, every applicant shall possess an associate's degree or 60 semester hours from an accredited college or university with a major study concentration in criminal justice, police science, criminology or other directly related major and 12 months (2,080 hours) of full-time police work experience with a federal, state or municipal law enforcement agency or 18 months (at least 1,000 hours per twelve-month period) of part-time police work experience with a federal, state or municipal law enforcement agency; or
D. 
In addition to Subsection A, every applicant shall possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major study concentration in criminal justice, police science, criminology or other directly related major and 12 months (at least 1,000 hours) of part-time police work experience with a federal, state, or municipal law enforcement agency.
The Municipal Manager 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 Municipal Manager 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 a habitual substance abuser, who is guilty of any crime involving moral turpitude or of infamous or notoriously disgraced conduct, as defined by PA Crime Code Subchapter B and Chapter 59, or who has been dismissed from public service for delinquency or misconduct in office or has been convicted of a serious misdemeanor or a felony 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.
Applications for positions in the Police Department shall be received at the Municipal Building only after official advertisement has been made and before the deadline for receiving applications, which must be set forth in a public advertisement. 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 written examination. Any application containing material errors or omissions may, at the discretion of the Municipal Manager, 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 applicant, who believes that he or she is aggrieved by the actions of the Municipal Manager in refusing to examine or to certify his or her as eligible after examination may request a hearing before the Municipal Manager. Within 10 days after such request, the Municipal Manager shall designate a time and place for the hearing. The applicant or aggrieved party must make his or her request for a hearing in writing within 10 calendar days of the date when the party knew or should have known of the Municipal Manager's action which is being challenged.
The Municipal Manager shall conspicuously post in the Municipal Building notice of 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 the application may be obtained for the examination and the deadline for filing those applications. In addition, at least 30 days prior to each examination, publication of the notice shall occur in at least one newspaper circulating generally in the Municipality.