No person shall be admitted to an examination for a civil service
position with the City until after having filed, on the official form
prescribed by the Board, an oath or affirmation providing the information
as required therein. The official application form and all notations,
references and statements appearing in it are incorporated by reference
into these rules and regulations and shall be as much a part of these
rules as if they were fully described herein.
The City is an equal opportunity employer. It is the City's
and the Board's policy to grant equal employment opportunities
to qualified persons without regard to race, religion, color, national
origin, gender, age, marital status or non-job-related physical or
mental handicap or disability. The City and the Board will provide
equal opportunities in employment and promotion.
Application forms shall be available to all interested persons
in the office of the City Manager. Application forms may be mailed
upon written or telephone request; however, no filing date deadlines
will be extended due to mailing delay.
All applicants must have reached their 18th birthday before
the deadline for submitting completed applications. Applicants must
become residents of the City within one year of the time of initial
employment with the City.
Each applicant for a position in the Department of Public Safety
shall have graduated from an accredited high school or have an equivalent
education acceptable to the Board. Each applicant shall be physically,
medically and psychologically fit for the performance of the duties
of a police officer; of good moral character; and licensed to operate
a motor vehicle in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment.
In the case of a foreign-born applicant, evidence satisfactory to
the Board shall be produced showing the person to be a naturalized
citizen.
In addition to meeting the qualifications fixed for each applicant
for a position in the Department of Public Safety, all applicants
for the position of Sergeant, or other positions of rank which shall
hereinafter be created, shall:
A.
Have been continuously employed as a police officer with a Municipal
Police Department for at least five years as of the date of application.
The Board may additionally require the applicant to have served a
minimum period of service in the position immediately under the sought
after position.
B.
Have satisfactorily completed their basic training program for police
officers and have graduated from a recognized police school or possess
a waiver for these requirements.
C.
Have demonstrated an ability to carry out orders from superiors as
documented by immediate supervisors and the Chief of Police in written
evaluations.
D.
Have a working knowledge of police science and administration as
ascertained by a promotional examination prescribed by the Personnel
Board.
E.
Demonstrate an ability to deliver and supervise the work of subordinates.
F.
Have received at least a grade of satisfactory on the latest service
rating, provided that an evaluation of the experience, training, general
background and such other records of performance of the applicant,
at the discretion of the Board, may be substituted for the service
rating.
Each applicant for any other position in the civil service shall
meet the requirements contained in the public announcement of examinations,
which shall include, but not be limited to, graduation from an accredited
high school or an equivalent education acceptable to the Board, experience,
additional education or training, age, character, physical condition
and such other qualifications as the City Manager may determine to
be appropriate for a particular position. In the case of a foreign-born
applicant, evidence satisfactory to the Board shall be produced showing
the person to be a naturalized citizen.
Applications for positions in the civil service may be received
at any time, during normal business hours, in the office of the City
Manager and by such other offices and officers as shall be designated.
The receipt of such applications shall be subject to the following
conditions:
The office of the City Manager shall review each application,
upon receipt, for the purpose of determining that such application
contains no errors or omissions. An application containing errors
or omissions may, at the discretion of the City Manager, be returned
to the applicant for correction. The City Manager shall date, number
and record, in the order of receipt, all acceptable applications,
which, once recorded, shall not be returned to the applicants, and
shall thereafter forward all applications received to the Board.
A.
The Board 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.
B.
Any applicant or other person who believes that he or she is aggrieved
by the actions of the Board in refusing to examine or to certify him
or her as eligible after examination may request a hearing before
the Board. Within 10 days after such request, the Board 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 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 Board's action which
is being challenged.
A.
The statements made by the applicant in the official application
shall contain no falsification, omission or concealment of material
fact. Should investigation disclose any willful misstatement, falsification
or concealment with respect to an application:
(1)
The application shall be invalid and the applicant shall be disqualified
from examination;
(2)
If the applicant shall have been examined, the name of such applicant
shall be removed from the eligible list; or
(3)
If the applicant shall have been appointed, such willful misstatement,
falsification or concealment shall constitute grounds for dismissal.
B.
No person who shall make any willful false application shall be permitted
to make future application for any position in the civil service of
the City without written approval from the City Manager after considering
each such request on its merits.
