POLICE OFFICER
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
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LAST FILING DATE: APRIL 11, 2007
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: JUNE 9, 2007
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $57,811*
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UNGRADED
*Effective January 1, 2007
OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION #8-5002
APPLY USING FORM CS-205LE (SCANNABLE FORM)
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE
Each application MUST be accompanied by a $100
NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE. DO NOT SEND CASH. Make your check or money order payable to the
SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE.
Please indicate the examination title and the last four digits of the
applicant’s social security number on the face of the check or money order.
APPLICATION FEE WAIVER
A waiver of the application fee will be allowed
if you are unemployed and primarily responsible for the support of a
household. In addition, a waiver of
application fee will be allowed if you are determined eligible for Medicaid, or
receiving Supplemental Security Income payments, or Public Assistance
(Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/Family Assistance or Safety Net
Assistance) or are certified Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment
Act eligible through a State or local social service agency. All
claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification. If you can verify eligibility for application
fee waiver, complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification”
form and submit it with your application by the close of business on the last
filing date as listed above. The
waiver application is available on request from the Civil Service Department or
on our website under “Online Forms.”
INTERNET FILING
Application may be made via the internet at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice. Payment must be made by VISA or Mastercard credit card and there will be an additional
convenience fee of $1.95. An
acknowledgement of receipt of application will be sent to all internet
applicants via e-mail.
ANNOUNCEMENT AMENDMENT
Should it become necessary to amend any part of
this announcement, the Civil Service Department reserves the right to make such
amendment on the Department’s web page without notification to applicants. The most current copy of this announcement is
available during the filing period at: www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice.
VACANCIES
The eligible list established as a result of
this examination will be used to fill present and future vacancies in the
Suffolk County Police Department and in the Towns and Villages within
DUTIES
Patrols assigned area in a radio equipped car,
on motorcycle, or on foot to prevent and discover the commission of crimes;
answers calls and complaints involving automobile accidents, domestic disturbances
and other misdemeanors or felonies; directs traffic, enforces traffic laws, and
arrests traffic violators. At scenes
of crime, administers first aid,
conducts preliminary investigations, gathers evidence, obtains witnesses and
makes arrests; testifies in court on arrests made. Performs related work as
required.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The WRITTEN
TEST will use the multiple choice format and will assess the
candidates’ cognitive abilities, work styles and background information. The results of the written test will be ZONE
SCORED.
CANDIDATES
MUST RESPOND TRUTHFULLY TO ALL QUESTIONS ON THIS TEST. A CANDIDATE WHO RESPONDS FALSELY TO QUESTIONS
HAS COMMITTED FRAUD ON THE EXAMINATION.
ACCORDING TO SECTION 50 OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, A CANDIDATE WHO
COMMITS FRAUD ON AN EXAMINATION IS SUBJECT TO THE PENALTY OF DISQUALIFICATION.
All eligible applicants will be sent a study
guide a few weeks prior to the written test date. A final description of the scope of the
written test will accompany this study guide.
Eligible applicants who have NOT
received a copy of the study guide by May 25, 2007 MUST CONTACT THE
Candidates who pass the written test will be
called for the following qualifying tests and evaluations as the needs of the
service require:
COMPREHENSIVE
MEDICAL EVALUATION: Candidates will be required to meet the
medical standards (on page 3) for Police Officer prescribed by the New York
State Municipal Police Training Council and by
PERSONALITY
EVALUATION: This evaluation will consist of one or more
written tests and an interview designed to assess the suitability of the
candidates’ personality
for the position of Police Officer.
PHYSICAL
FITNESS SCREENING TEST: Candidates will be
required to meet the qualifying fitness screening test standards (on page 4)
for Police Officer as prescribed by the New York State Municipal Police
Training Council.
POLYGRAPH
TEST: Candidates will be required to pass a
polygraph test.
The medical, psychological, physical fitness and
polygraph standards are subject to change without notice to candidates. Failure or failure to appear as scheduled for
any of these tests or evaluations will result in the elimination of a
candidate’s application from further consideration for purposes of this
competition.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from a standard senior high school or
possession of a high school equivalency diploma recognized by the New York
State Department of Education, by the
date of appointment. No substitution of
experience for education will be permitted.
SPECIAL
AGE REQUIREMENT: Candidates must be at least 19 years and 6
months old on or before June 9, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 54 of the Civil Service Law, applicants who are
within six months of the minimum age will be permitted into the
competition. Eligibility for appointment
as a Police Officer begins when the candidate reaches age 20. Candidates who reach their 35th birthday on
or before June 9, 2007 are not eligible except as follows: Candidates may have a period of active
military duty, up to six years as defined in Section 243 (10-a) of the Military
Law, deducted from their age for purposes of determining whether they meet the
age requirement.
LICENSE
REQUIREMENT: Candidates will be required to possess a
RESIDENCE
REQUIREMENT: There are no residence requirements to
compete in this examination. In
accordance with the provisions of Section 23 of the New York State Civil
Service Law, for town and village positions, the Civil Service Department may
give preference in certification to legal residents of a jurisdiction if so
requested by the appointing authority.
To be deemed a legal resident of a particular jurisdiction for the
purpose of being granted preference as such, a candidate must have been a legal
resident of such jurisdiction at the time of certification and for at least 90
calendar days prior thereto. Candidates
may be required to indicate at the time of consideration for appointment
whether or not they will become a resident of the locality in accordance with
local law or ordinance.
CITIZENSHIP
REQUIREMENT: Candidates must be
POLICE
OFFICER TRAINING COURSE REQUIREMENT: After
appointment, candidates will be required to successfully complete a Police
Officer Training Course recognized by the New York State Municipal Training
Council.
APPLICATION
FORMS: Candidates are encouraged to file via the
Internet at the Civil Service Department website, www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice, where the required
$100 application processing fee may be paid by either VISA or Mastercard. Internet
filers will receive an email receipt at the time of filing. Candidates filing by paper application must
first obtain form CS-205LE by sending a stamped, self addressed envelope
measuring at least 9 ½” by 4” to:
Suffolk County Department of Civil Service, P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY
11788-0099. Completed applications must
be addressed to, and received by, the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service,
GENERAL CONDITIONS
OPEN-COMPETITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not received scheduling information
from the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service by noon of Wednesday, June
6, 2007 must contact
the Civil Service Department before the written test date at (631)853-5500.
2.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in the written examination may appeal to the
Department of Civil Service for reconsideration no later than May 30,
2007. Appeals received after May 30,
2007 will not be considered.
3.
Applications
received after midnight of the Last Filing Date may not be considered eligible
for this examination.
4.
Candidates
who fail the examination, or who fail to appear for the examination as
scheduled, will be eliminated from further consideration for purposes of this
competition. Unless otherwise specified,
the final rank order of the eligible list will be determined on the basis of
the scores received on the written test, plus veterans' credits where
appropriate.
5.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an application is rejected, due notice
will be sent.
6.
Calculators
are not necessary for this examination.
7.
No
portion of this exam shall be subject to review by candidates.
8.
The
eligible list established as a result of this examination will remain in force
for at least one year and may be extended by the Civil Service Department for a
maximum of four years. Changing
conditions may make it necessary to certify to future vacancies at higher or
lower salaries than those announced.
9.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans' credits appears on the application form.
10.
Inquiries
may be made as to character and ability and all statements made by candidates
are subject to verification.
11.
Candidates
may be fingerprinted or otherwise positively identified at time of the written
or other test.
12.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers: Indicate this on your
application.
13.
Smoking
is not permitted in the building or on the grounds of the examination site.
14.
If
you will be on active military duty with the armed forces of the
15.
In
the event that a serious storm forces the cancellation of this test, the
following radio stations will be asked to broadcast notice of cancellation
between 6:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M. on the test date:
WALK PATCHOGUE 97.5 FM
WBZO FARMINGDALE 103.1
FM
WBAB
WRCN
WBLI
WRIV RIVERHEAD 1390
AM
NEWS 12
LOCAL
DATE
PREPARED: May 2, 2006
MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR POLICE OFFICER
These standards are subject to change during the
life of the eligible list without notice to candidates.
EYES:
ACUITY VISION
- For visual acuity, the Snellen test is generally
recognized as standard. All candidates
should have vision better than or equal to 20/30 in each eye. If a candidate must use corrective lenses
(glasses or contacts) in order to satisfy the 20/30-vision standard, then such
candidate’s uncorrected vision should be no worse than 20/100 in each eye. Left and right lateral (horizontal) field of
vision shall be no less than 85 degrees in each direction to provide a
binocular horizontal field of vision of at least 170 degrees. Determination is to be made without
correction.
EYES:
COLOR VISION
- Perception of color is deemed acceptable if the candidate reads at least 9 or
more of the first thirteen (13) plates of the 24-plate edition of the Ishihara
Test. If the candidate's color
perception is deemed unacceptable through the use of said test and he/she
believes the results to be incorrect, such an individual may at his/her own
expense can take the Farnsworth-Munsell 100-Hue Test
as prescribed by the Municipal Police Training Council and only at facilities
designated to perform this test. The use of any lens by a candidate in order to
meet the color perception standard is not acceptable.
EARS
and HEARING
- A hearing loss in either ear of more than 25 dcb in
the 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz range or a loss of more than 30 dcb
in the 3000 Hz range is considered disqualifying. Abnormal testing results
between 4000 and 6000 Hz will require further evaluation. Hearing Aid Check -- Biological (HAC-B): Use
of hearing aids to achieve such standards is permitted as long as they are
self-contained and fit within (auricular) or behind or over (post-auricular)
the ear. Candidates with hearing aids
shall, at their own expense, provide evidence from a licensed audiologist,
using functional gain or real ear measurements, that such aid(s) meet the
stipulated manufacturer’s standards. Any
ear condition requires a case-by-case assessment to determine if it will affect
the essential functions of the position.
NOSE,
THROAT, MOUTH
- Any condition or symptom, such as loss of sense of smell, speech
loss/defects, or one that interferes with proper fitting of gas mask, will be
assessed on a case-by-case basis to determine the ability to perform the
essential functions of the position.
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR AND HEART - Candidates will
be assessed on a case-by-case basis as to the control of any condition and the
presence and severity of symptoms and complications to determine if the
candidate is able to perform the essential functions of the position. Resting blood pressure should be less than,
or equal to, 140 mmHg systolic and 90 mmHg diastolic on three successive
readings.
RESPIRATORY - The respiratory
system must be free of chronically disabling condition that would interfere
with the candidate's performance of required duties.
GASTROINTESTINAL - Any malignancies,
disorders, and active symptoms will be assessed on a case-by-case basis to
determine ability to perform job functions.
ENDOCRINE
& METABOLIC
- Candidates who have a condition or disorder that may affect job performance
will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
NEUROLOGICAL
HEALTH
- Candidates must be free of neurological disorders that may affect job
performance. Candidates with epilepsy or
seizure disorders must provide evidence of one-year seizure free history prior
to date of examination.
MUSCULOSKELETAL
HEALTH
- Candidates must have no defect, deformities or disorders that may affect job
performance. Candidates are not
acceptable if there is an impairment of more than one finger on either
hand. There should be no functional impairment
of the thumb or index finger on either hand.
Any disease or injury of back, joints or muscles as revealed by physical
examination that will interfere with the proper performance of duties will be
considered potentially disqualifying.
DERMATOLOGICAL
HEALTH
- Candidates must be free of skin condition that would lead to inability to
perform the duties of the position.
MENTAL
HEALTH
- Candidates must be free of mental illness, serious emotional disturbances or
nervous disorders, alcoholism, drug dependence or abuse that would interfere
with the performance of their duties.
Candidates will be evaluated through a psychological screening
process. Candidates may be screened for
presence of drugs of abuse.
GENERAL
MEDICAL STATEMENT
- Candidates must be free of any medical and/or nervous condition, which would
jeopardize safety and health of public and/or other employees. Candidates with communicable disease will be
disqualified remediable.
PHYSICAL FITNESS SCREENING TEST
SIT-UP MUSCULAR
ENDURANCE (Core Body) - The score indicated below is the number of bent-leg
sit-ups performed in one (1) minute.
PUSH-UP MUSCULAR
ENDURANCE (Upper Body) – The score indicated below is the number of full body
repetitions that a candidate must complete without breaks.
1.5 MILE RUN CARDIOVASCULAR
CAPACITY - The score indicated below is calculated in minutes:seconds. The running surface may vary and the test
may be conducted on either an indoor or outdoor track.
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TEST – MALE |
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AGE |
SIT-UP |
PUSH-UP |
1.5 MILE RUN |
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20-29 |
38 |
29 |
12.29 |
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30-39 |
35 |
24 |
12.53 |
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40-49 |
29 |
18 |
13.50 |
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TEST - FEMALE |
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20-29 |
32 |
15 |
15.05 |
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30-39 |
25 |
11 |
15.56 |
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40-49 |
20 |
9 |
17.11 |
A candidate must successfully complete each of
the three elements of the test battery at the minimum score as set forth above
to be deemed to have successfully completed the physical fitness screening
test.
These standards are subject to change during the
life of the eligible list without notice to candidates.