Exempt employees may be appointed by the City Manager without need of competitive examination, advertisement, or the creation of an eligibility list.
Section 4.4 - Applications. Applications shall be made on forms prescribed by the Personnel Officer. Such forms shall comply with City, State, and Federal guidelines for employment applications and shall state that the City is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications for classified positions shall be kept on file by the Personnel Officer for a period of six months. Upon receipt, the Personnel Officer shall review applications for completeness and compliance with any minimum qualifications as may be predetermined.
Applicants for the position of Public Safety Officer must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of employment and must be at least a high school graduate or equivalent and shall be capable of performing all duties of a Public Safety Officer. No person under eighteen (18) years of age will be employed in any regular full-time position.
If, upon review, the Personnel Officer has reason to believe that -
- An applicant for any position, excluding Public Safety Officer, is not at least 16 years of age, or
- An application contains information which is misleading, deceitful or not accurate or complete, or
- An applicant does not possess the minimum qualifications as may be required by the Personnel Officer.
The applicant may be required to submit written proof regarding age or any other statement made on the application form.
The Personnel Officer may make inquiry of employers, educational institutions, and character references to verify statements made on the application. In addition, the Personnel Officer, upon approval from the Appointing Authority, may reject an applicant for submitting misleading, incomplete or false information. The Appointing Authority may dismiss an employee if later on it is discovered that his or her application and/or resume contained misleading, incomplete or false information.
Section 4.5 - Employment Requirements. Employees may be required to pass a post-conditional offer physical examination, stress test, polygraph, drug test and/or other employment requirements and maintain such physical and mental capabilities necessary to perform all essential job duties. Such examinations shall, as necessary, comply with any Federal, State, or City laws regarding employment application and shall recognize those laws in regard to the specific classification.
Section 4.6 - General Examinations. As a general rule, all examinations shall be open and competitive. In case of a vacancy in the classified service where exceptional qualifications with scientific, managerial, professional, or educational character are required, and upon satisfactory evidence that competition in such special case is