§ 2-106. Minimum employment standards adopted.

The minimum employment standards for law enforcement officers, as established and adopted by the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Training Council, in accordance with Act No. 203 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1965 (MCL 28.601 et seq.), as amended, are hereby adopted as follows:

(1)

The applicant shall be a citizen of the United States.

(2)

The applicant shall have reached the minimum age of 18 years.

(3)

The applicant shall have graduated from high school or the equivalent. The equivalent is defined as having attained a passing score on the general education development test indicating high school graduation level.

(4)

Applicants shall be fingerprinted with a search of local, state and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record.

(5)

The applicant shall not have been convicted of a felony offense.

(6)

The applicant shall have good moral character as determined by a favorable report following a comprehensive background investigation covering school and employment records, home environment, personal traits and integrity. Consideration will be given to any and all law violations, including traffic and conservation law convictions as indicating a lack of good character.

(7)

He shall possess acceptable physical, emotional and mental fitness, as established by a licensed physician, following examination to determine whether the applicant is free from any physical, emotional or mental condition which might adversely affect his performance of duty as a police officer.

(8)

The trainee shall possess normal hearing and normal color vision. He shall be free from any impediments of the senses. He must possess normal visual functions and visual acuity in each eye, correctable to 20/20. The trainee must be physically sound; well developed physically, with height and weight in relation to each other and to age as indicated by accepted medical standards and in possession of his extremities. He shall be free from any physical defects, chronic diseases, organic diseases, organic or functional conditions, or mental instabilities which may tend to impair efficient performance of duty to which might endanger the lives of others or himself if he lacks these qualifications.

(9)

A declaration of the applicant's medical history shall become a part of the background investigation. The information shall be available to the examining physician.

(10)

An oral interview shall be held by the hiring authority or his representative to determine the applicant's acceptability for a police officer position and to assess appearance, background and ability to communicate.

(11)

Recruitment and employment practices and standards shall be in compliance with existing state statutes governing this activity.

(Code 1982, § 2-701)