Sec. 12-19. - Employment; eligibility.

Applicants for appointment to the permanent police force shall follow examination procedures as established from time to time by the director of personnel and/or ordinance, including the passing of required examinations and placement on an eligibility list. An eligible entry level applicant shall first be appointed as a police trainee in accordance with section 11-66, and he must successfully graduate from the state municipal police academy prior to being appointed as a probationary police officer.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 12-19; Ch. 646, § II, 4-5-16)