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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 deadlinev
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.

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.