Policy Text
Policy Delano Police Department
1000 Delano PD Policy Manual
Recruitment and Selection
1000.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This policy provides a framework for employee recruiting efforts and identifying job-related
standards for the selection process. This policy supplements the rules that govern employment
practices for the Delano Police Department and that are promulgated and maintained by the
Department of Human Resources.
1000.2 POLICY
In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law, the Delano Police Department provides
equal opportunities for applicants and employees, regardless of actual or perceived race, ethnicity,
national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability,
pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected class or
status. The Department does not show partiality or grant any special status to any applicant,
employee, or group of employees unless otherwise required by law.
The Department will recruit and hire only those individuals who demonstrate a commitment to
service and who possess the traits and characteristics that reflect personal integrity and high
ethical standards.
1000.3 RECRUITMENT
The Administration Division Commander should employ a comprehensive recruitment and
selection strategy to recruit and select employees from a qualified and diverse pool of candidates.
The strategy should include:
(a) Identification of racially and culturally diverse target markets.
(b) Use of marketing strategies to target diverse applicant pools.
(c) Expanded use of technology and maintenance of a strong internet presence. This may
include an interactive department website and the use of department-managed social
networking sites, if resources permit.
(d) Expanded outreach through partnerships with media, community groups, citizen
academies, local colleges, universities, and the military.
(e) Employee referral and recruitment incentive programs.
(f) Consideration of shared or collaborative regional testing processes.
The Administration Division Commander shall avoid advertising, recruiting and screening
practices that tend to stereotype, focus on homogeneous applicant pools or screen applicants in
a discriminatory manner.
The Department should strive to facilitate and expedite the screening and testing process, and
should periodically inform each candidate of his/her status in the recruiting process.
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