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| Police Officer Standards and Selection Procedures The minimum qualifications for appointment to the position of a Police Officer in this Department are listed below. All applicants must: |
1. Be a citizen of the United States of America.
2. Be a high school graduate or equivalent.
3.The requirement for the maximum age limit has been omitted.
4. Be fingerprinted and subjected to state, local, and national criminal
records checks.
5. Not be on court-ordered community supervision or probation for any
criminal offense.
6. Not have been convicted of any offense above a Class C misdemeanor.
7. Not have been convicted of a prior felony offense.
8. Not have been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude.
9. Be of good moral character.
10. Be subjected to a thorough, comprehensive background investigation and
interview.
11. All applicants must pass state medical, mental and drug testing
requirements.
12. Not have been discharged from any military service under less than
honorable conditions.
13. Must have an insurable driving record according to the town’s insurance
policy.
14. Not have been convicted of more than five (5) moving violations within
the past three (3) years or more than three (3) moving violations within the
past twelve (12) months.
15. Have no prior DWI convictions.
16. *Be eligible for certification from TCLEOSE (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standard and Education) &
one year prior peace officer experience for a city, county, state or federal law enforcement agency (Military Police
experience is not considered regular full-time peace officer experience).
Selection Procedures and Selection Process
A. Preliminary Interview and Personal History Statement (PHS)
A preliminary interview will be conducted for applicants with the Chief of Police
and PHS will be distributed to those qualified applicants. There will be a deadline
of ten (10) working days for completing and returning the PHS to the Department.
Background Investigation
A thorough background investigation will be conducted on all candidates
returning a completed P.H.S.
Selection Process
At the discretion of the Chief of Police, eligible applicants may be referred to an Selection Board. In the event an
Selection Board is used, the panel will consist of having at least two Double Oak Police Officers and one city Council
Member. The panel will make an oral review of each qualified applicant and make its recommendations for further
processing to the Chief of Police.
Medical and Drug Screening
A medical/physical examination will be required of applicants. In addition, every
eligible applicant who has received a conditional offer of employment will be
required to submit to a drug screening.
Psychiatric Evaluation
A psychiatric evaluation may be conducted on each eligible applicant who has
received a conditional offer of employment and who has passed the medical and
drug screening examinations. Eligible applicants must be certified
psychologically in accordance with the Commission rules.
Conditional Employment Offer
The Chief of Police shall have the authority to extend a conditional offer of
employment to any applicant who satisfactorily passes the above listed
requirements. The conditions will include successfully passing a physical
examination and a psychiatric evaluation as required by the Commission, when required by Commission rules.
Successful candidates will be required to sign a 24 month employment agreement.
Emergency Clause
The Chief of Police may at times when it is in the interest of public safety during
personnel shortages, declare a state of emergency in which the above listed
requirements may be omitted or skipped. During extreme cases of personnel
shortages or during times of crisis, the Chief of Police may make emergency
appointments on condition that the appointee meets the qualifications set forth for
that position.
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| Double Oak Police Department 320 Waketon Road Double Oak, Texas 75077 Office (972) 355-5995 Fax (972) 355-1829 Non-Emergency Dispatch (972) 434-5500 (940) 349-1600 |