Police Officer 61-180 - Erie County

1 A M E N D M E N T T O A N N O U N C E M E N T Police Officer Open Competitive exam no . 61-180 This announcement is hereby amended as follows under SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION DELETE: 3. UNDERSTANDING & INTERPRETING WRITTEN MATERIAL: These questions test how well you comprehend written material. You will be provided with brief reading selections and will be asked questions about the selections. All the information required to answer the questions will be presented in the selections; you will not be required to have any special knowledge relating to the subject areas of the selections.

2 ADD: 3. READING, UNDERSTANDING & INTERPRETING WRITTEN INFORMATION: These questions test for the ability to read, understand, and interpret the kinds of written information that Police officers are required to read during their formal training period and on the job. In all other respects the announcement is unchanged. ISSUED: September 30, 2013 Page 1 of 3 Please refer to our internet address at: Please refer to our internet address at: Please refer to our internet address at: Please refer to our internet address at: A NON-REFUNDABLE $ PROCESSING FEE MUST ACCOMPANY EACH APPLICATION (CHECK OR MONEY ORDER ONLY PAYABLE TO: ERIE County DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL) See page 3 of this announcement for fee waiver information NO.

3 61-180 SALARIES VARY RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS: THERE ARE NO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will be used to fill future vacancies in Erie County Towns and Villages. The maximum duration of the eligible list is three years. FOR APPOINTMENT AS Police Officer : In all Erie County Towns and Villages, preference may be given to candidates as provided for in Section (a) of the NYS Civil Service Law and Rule VII of the Erie County Rules for the Classified Service.

4 Upon exhaustion of the list of such resident eligibles, certification shall be made from the whole eligible list. Appointees may be required to become legal residents of the municipality wherein they receive appointment in accordance with local law or ordinance. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must meet one of the following requirements: Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and in addition, EITHER: A) Completion of 60 semester credit hours from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university at time of appointment.

5 OR B) Completion of 30 semester credit hours from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university and completion of one year of active duty military service at time of appointment; OR C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B). NOTE: Active duty military service does not include active duty for training. ALL APPOINTEES MUST HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 30 COLLEGE CREDIT HOURS. Up to one (1) year of active duty military service may be substituted for education on the basis of one (1) month of active duty equals college semester credit hours.

6 ! NOTE: Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. A grade of D or better is required for a course to be credited as successfully completed. If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to this Department for a list of acceptable companies providing this service; you must pay the required evaluation fee.

7 AGE: Candidates must be at least 19 years old on or before November 16, 2013, to be admitted to the test. Eligibility for appointment begins when the candidate reaches age 20. Candidates who reach their 35th birthday before the date of the written examination are not eligible except as follows*: Candidates may have a period of military duty or terminal leave up to six years, as defined in Section 243 (10-a) of the Military Law, deducted from their age for the purpose of meeting the age requirement. *Section (a) requires that applicants not be more than thirty-five years of age as of the date when the applicant takes the written Candidates who may be impacted by the maximum age requirement and who are requesting an alternate test date (for active military duty, Sabbath observance or for an alternate test date situation which meets the conditions of Erie County s alternate test date policy) are advised to contact Erie County to discuss the request.

8 EXAMINATION DATE NOVEMBER 16, 2013 SEE REVERSE SIDE APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY OCTOBER 16, 2013 Page 2 of 3 - 2 - EDUCATION: Candidates must have a high school diploma or possess a high school equivalency diploma issued by an education department of any State of the United States or hold a comparable diploma issued by any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States or by the Canal Zone or hold a report from the United States armed forces certifying successful completion of the tests of general education development, high school level.

9 Applicants who do not possess high school equivalency are eligible to take the examination but will not be eligible for appointment until they obtain an equivalency diploma. For information on how to obtain a New York State Equivalency Diploma, write New York State Education Department, Albany, New York 12224. PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL: Candidates must have visual acuity of no worse than 20/100 in each eye uncorrected and must otherwise satisfy the medical and physical fitness standards prescribed by the NYS Municipal Police Training Council.

10 These physical and medical requirements are posted in the Erie County Personnel Department, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York, Room 604. Note that an assessment of an individual's physical agility will be made. Candidates should also be aware that an offer of employment as a Police Officer is contingent upon passing an appropriate medical examination. The agility test consists of bent-leg sit-ups, push-ups, and a mile run and measures muscular endurance, muscular endurance of the upper body and cardiovascular activity.