After the Council selects a candidate from the certified list of three for appointment to the vacant position, that candidate shall submit to a medical examination and a psychological examination by the appropriate medical experts. If the candidate successfully passes the medical and psychological examinations, then that employee shall be appointed to the vacant position in the Department of Public Safety. The appointment shall be contingent upon successfully passing both the medical and psychological examinations. Failure to pass either examination shall result in the candidate being rejected from consideration. The rejected candidate may appeal this decision under § 84-12B.
The City Manager shall, from time to time, appoint one or more
qualified examiners to make all medical and psychological examinations
required by these rules.
The City Manager shall furnish each examiner with forms upon
which the examiner shall state the physical and/or mental condition
of each applicant. The report of each examination shall be submitted
to the City Manager within 30 days after the date of examination,
and the City Manager shall thereafter submit all such reports to the
Personnel Board.
If the medical examiner shall deem any applicant medically unfit
for performance of the duties of a police officer because of any physical
or mental disability, whether or not the disability shall be specifically
stated as a cause for rejection in the statement of medical requirements,
such applicant shall be rejected, and a brief statement of the reasons
for rejection shall be entered in the report of the medical or psychological
examination.
Each applicant eligible for certification for appointment to
any position in the Department of Public Safety shall be deemed fit
as determined by a medical or psychological examination. Each eligible
applicant shall be further instructed by the Board, before being certified,
to inform the Board of any illness or injuries requiring the attendance
of a physician or requiring hospitalization and of any surgical operations
that shall have occurred subsequent to the original medical examination.
If, in the judgment of the Board, there shall have been any change
in the fitness of any applicant after being medically or psychologically
examined, whether or not such change shall have been reported by the
applicant, the Board may require the applicant to submit to a further
medical and/or psychological examination before being certified for
appointment.
