2.57.055 Police corps.
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a. Recitals and Findings.
1. The United States has adopted the Police Corps Act as Title XX, Subtitle A of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. 42 U.S.C. §§ 14091 et seq. The purposes of the Police Corps Act are to:
i. Address violent crime by increasing the number of police with advanced education and training on community patrol; and
ii. Provide educational assistance to law enforcement personnel and to students who possess a sincere interest in public service in the form of law enforcement.
2. The State of Washington is sponsoring, through the Criminal Justice Training Commission, the Police Corps Program in the State of Washington.
3. The city endorses the Police Corps Program and seeks to participate in the program through sponsorship of qualified candidates.
4. It is the purpose of this ordinance to authorize participation of the city as a sponsoring agency for Police Corps candidates and to provide for integration of the Police Corps Program into existing civil service and hiring programs.
b. Police Corps Authorized.
1. The city hereby authorizes the participation in the Washington Police Corps Program, subject to the terms and conditions of the Police Corps Program. The city manager is authorized to enter into contracts necessary for the implementation of the Police Corps Program and sponsorship of Police Corps candidates.
c. Civil Service Integration.
1. Candidates for the Police Corps Program shall be reviewed and certified as eligible by the Civil Service Commission and appointed by the appointing authority prior to sponsorship by the city.
2. Police Corps candidates shall be subject to all requirements of employment qualification for city law enforcement officers, including but not limited to, background testing, polygraph, and other evaluations (collectively, “ testing”). Testing may be employed both prior to sponsorship and following completion of the program.
3. Following certification as eligible by the Civil Service Commission and the appointment by the appointing authority, a Police Corps candidate may be sponsored by the city. Upon successful graduation from the Police Corps, certification by the Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission, and completion of all testing, the candidate may be appointed as a probationary employee of the city, subject to 42 U.S.C. § 14096 and the ordinances and rules applicable to all law enforcement officers of the city. (Ord. M-3453, 1999)