All appointments to the Fire Division shall be made by the Fire Director
from a list prepared by the Civil Service Commission of the state after competitive
examination and with special reference to the fitness of the candidates. Before
any permanent appointments are made, the candidates shall submit themselves
to such examination as may be required by the State Civil Service Commission.
A.
To be eligible for appointment to the Fire Division,
a candidate shall:
(1)
Be a citizen of the United States.
(2)
Be of good moral character.
(3)
Have a high school diploma or an equivalency certificate
and be able to read and write the English language well and intelligently.
(4)
Be sound in mind and body.
(5)
Be of good health sufficient to satisfy the Board of
Trustees of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey
that such person is eligible to membership in the retirement system.
(6)
Not have been convicted of an indictable offense, nor
convicted of any crime or offense involving moral turpitude.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Fire Examining Board, consisting
of the City Physician and the Assistant City Physician, to examine carefully
the educational, mental, moral and physical fitness of any person who may
be a candidate for appointment to the Fire Division and who may be recommended
for such examination by the Fire Director, provided that such candidate has
been first certified for appointment by the State Civil Service Commission.
B.
A certificate, signed by the Fire Examining Board and
attesting to the educational, mental, moral and physical capacity of the candidate
to discharge the duties of the position to which he is seeking appointment
and for which he has been certified, shall be considered and taken by the
Fire Director as sufficient evidence of such examination.
Upon appointment to the Fire Division, each candidate, before being
sworn into office, shall make an affidavit, under oath, that he has truthfully
answered all questions of the State Civil Service Commission and the Fire
Examining Board.
Each member of the uniformed Fire Division shall be required to wear
a uniform in the performance of his duties.
