Policy Text
GO 128.1 Employment Selection Page 1 of 15 Rev. 09/21/22
GENERAL ORDER
128.1 EMPLOYMENT SELECTION
REVISION DATE:09/21/2022
BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
SUNNY ISLES BEACH
POLICE DEPARTMENT ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/21/22
PREVIOUS REVISIONS:
RESCINDS: All previously issued directives REFERENCE : 9.01,9.02 M,9.04,9.05 M
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. PURPOSE ....................................................... ............................................................... .... 2
B. SCOPE ......................................................... ............................................................... ....... 2
C. POLICY ........................................................ ............................................................... ...... 2
D. AUTHORITY ..................................................... ............................................................... 2
E. BACKGROUND CHECKS ............................................. ................................................ 2
F. INVESTIGATOR TRAINING ......................................... ............................................... 4
G. JOB RELATEDNESS ............................................... ....................................................... 4
H. SELECTION PROCESS DESCRIBED ................................... ...................................... 5
I. PRE-EMPLOYMENT APPLIC ATION SCREENING .......................... ...................... 5
J. STRUCTURED INTERVIEW BOARD .................................... ..................................... 5
K. POST-OFFER SCREENING .......................................... ................................................ 6
L. APPLICATION SCREENING ......................................... ............................................... 7
M. BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS ....................................... ...................................... 8
N. APPLICATION FORM/Q UESTIONNAIRE ................................ ................................ 8
O. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ............................................ ................................................ 9
P. MILITARY HISTORY: ............................................. ...................................................... 9
Q. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE USE AND SALE ............................. .......................... 10
R. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS .......................................... ............................................ 11
S. CRIMINAL HISTORY .............................................. .................................................... 11
T. PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION ..................................... ................................... 12
U. POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS ........................................ ........................................ 12
V. DRIVING HISTORY ............................................... ...................................................... 13
W. CREDIT REPORT ................................................. ........................................................ 13
X. FALSE INFORMATION ............................................. .................................................. 13
Y. MORAL CHARACTER ............................................... ................................................. 13
Z. MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT ....................................... ...................................... 13
AA. CITIZENSHIP: .................................................. ............................................................. 1 4
BB. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ........................................ ...................................... 14
CC. MEDICAL EXAM .................................................. ........................................................ 14
DD. PERSONAL REFERENCES ........................................... .............................................. 14
EE. NEIGHBORHOOD CHECK ............................................ ............................................. 14
FF. CONCLUSION OF BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION ........................ ................. 15
GG. DISCREPANCY INTERVIEW ......................................... ............................................ 15
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION
General Order 128.1
GO 128.1 Employment Selection Page 2 of 15 Rev. 09/21/22
HH. HIRING ........................................................ ............................................................... .... 15
II. ENTRY LEVEL PROBATION PERIOD .................................. .................................. 15
JJ. RECORDS ....................................................... ............................................................... . 15
A. PURPOSE
The purpose of this directive is to establish and describe all elements of the selection process and provide guidelines
for the professional and legal requirements of the personnel se lection process; to establish authority and
responsibility for administrati on of the personnel selection pr ocess.
B. SCOPE
This directive is applicable t o all Department members.
C. POLICY
The City of Sunny Isles Beach Police Department is an Equal Opp ortunity Employer and will select the most
qualified candidates for employment. No applicant will be discr iminated against in the application process because
of race, color, age, sex, religi on, national origin, marital st atus, or disability. All facets of the selection process will
be administered, scored, inter preted, and documented uniformly and without bias or discrimination.
D. AUTHORITY
The Chief of Police or designee is responsible for administerin g the department's role in the selection process;
however, the ultimate authority for the selection of applicants to fill existing or projected positions rests with the
Chief of Police.
E. BACKGROUND CHECKS
1. The term background used in this directive is used to describe the process/collect ion of specific information (as
defined by Florida Department of Law Enforcement Criminal Justi ce Standards and Training Commission
(CJSTC) Florida Administrative Code Rule 11B-27.0022). Addition ally, background inves tigations will adhere
to the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission’s Bac kground Investigation Procedures manual
maintained in the Background Unit.
a. Background checks will be perform ed on all personnel hired to w ork for the Police Department either sworn
or non-sworn. Other personnel not specifically working for the Police Department may be subject to
background checks prior to gaining unrestricted or restricted a ccess to Police Department facilities.
b. Background checks for applicants applying for sworn positions w ill be conducted by the Backgrounds Unit
prior to the start of employment. If the original background ch eck is more than one year old (FAC 11B-
27.0022), a second background ch eck shall be conducted by the B ackgrounds Unit. Background
investigations for non-sworn applicants will