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2.10 Selection Policy

It shall be the policy of the Fire Department to recruit and select the most qualified persons for positions in the Fire Department. Recruitment and selection shall be conducted in a manner to insure open competition, provide equal employment opportunity, and to prohibit discrimination.

2.20 Equal Employment Opportunity

The Oxford Fire Department is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selections, promotions, compensation, fringe benefits, Fire Department-sponsored training, education, disciplinary actions, and other employment related decisions shall be made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other reason prohibited by local, State, or Federal law or unrelated to one’s ability to perform a given job.

The Oxford Fire Department shall endeavor to create and maintain an employment atmosphere, which is free of racial, sexual, or other manifestations of discrimination or harassment. Such conduct will not be tolerated and may subject the violating party to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal. All employees shall be provided the opportunity to report and discuss in a confidential and non-threatening setting incidents in which they feel that their rights have been infringed upon, and the employer shall respond in a timely manner to each complaint lodged.

2.40 Hiring Policy

INTENT: TO STANDARDIZE THE PRACTICE AND CRITERIA FOR HIRING OF FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANNER, AND TO GUARANTEE THAT THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES ARE HIRED BY THIS AGENCY. THE FIRE CHIEF SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF ALL FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POLICY, FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.

I. APPLICANT REVIEW & BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

A. Only fully completed applications shall be accepted.

B. The Fire Chief, or a designate shall review all applications received

by the Department and conduct background record checks include:

1. Criminal Record Check

2. Driving Record Check

3. Contact with prior employers and non-family references

4. Only applicants that have successfully passed the background

investigation and have maintained a good driving record shall be

considered for employment.

5. Applicants must have a high school diploma or

equivalent to be eligible for employment

6. Applicants selected for Candidate status shall be notified by

phone or mail of the location, date and time for further screening

or testing.

II. PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL AGILITY TEST

All applicants for EMS Coordinator/EMS I.C. positions shall be required to satisfactorily complete a recognized physical agility test, prescribed by the Oxford Fire Department, to be eligible for employment.

III. INTERVIEW

An Oral Interview shall be conducted by the Fire Chief or designate(s)

A. Purpose:

1. Inform candidates about Fire Department operations

2. Detail expected duties of the job and the commitment required

3. Answer any questions the applicant may have concerning the

job opening

B. Applicants to be considered shall be advised of the date, time and

location of the oral interview.

IV. CONDITIONAL OFFER OF PROBATIONARY EMPLOYMENT

Contingent upon satisfactory completion of a Physical Examination as outlined in Section B, below, Candidates will be offered the following Conditional Offer of Probationary Employment:

A. PROBATIONARY PERIOD

1. All applicants hired by the Oxford Fire Department as

Firefighter/Emergency Medical Providers shall be considered “At

Will” Probationary Employees, subject to discharge with or without

cause or notice.

2. New employees having previously been members of a Fire Department in the State of Michigan and having left that department in good standing shall be required to complete a minimum of six months probation.

B. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

1. A Physical Examination, including Drug Screen, shall be completed

and passed by all applicants considered for employment.

2. Physical Examinations for all Firefighter/Emergency Medical

Providers shall meet the requirements of the Michigan Fire Fighters

Training Council

3. Shall be completed at a facility specified by the Fire Chief.

2.50 Persons with Disability

Applicants with disabilities that would require the Fire Department to make a reasonable accommodation to the condition to enable the applicant to perform the duties of the job for which employed will be given the notice, on Page # 11 at the date of employment:

NOTIFICATION TO JOB APPLICANTS

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MICHIGAN PERSON’S WITH DISABILITIES ACT, YOU HAVE 182 CALENDAR DAYS FROM THIS DATE TO NOTIFY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN WRITING OF ANY ACCOMMODATION THAT YOU WOULD NEED AS THE RESULT OF ANY PHYSICAL DISABILITY THAT YOU HAVE IN ORDER TO PREFORM THE JOB DUTIES OF THE POSITION FOR WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING. ANY SUCH ACCOMODATIONS FOR A FIREFIGHTER POSITION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY REQUIREMENTS OR PERMITTED EXCEPTIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN FIRE FIGHTERS TRAINING COUNCIL.

A DISABILITY INCLUDES:

(a) A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITION WHICH IS THE RESULT OF DISEASE, INJURY, CONGENITAL CONDITION OF BIRTH, OR FUNCTIONAL DISORDER IF IT SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS ONE OR MORE OF YOUR MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES AND WHICH IS UNRELATED TO YOUR ABILITY TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A PARTICULAR JOB OR IS UNRELATED TO YOUR QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT OR PROMOTION;

(b) A HISTORY OF SUCH A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITION; OR

A DISABILITY DOES NOT INCLUDE:

(a) A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITION CAUSED BY YOUR CURRENT ILLEGAL USE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE; OR

(b) A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITION CAUSED BY YOUR USE OF LIQUOR IF THAT CONDITION PREVENTS YOU FROM PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF YOUR JOB.

A DISABILITY IS UNRELATED TO AN INDIVIDUAL’S ABILITY IF, WITH OR WITHOUT ACCOMMODATION, THE DISABILITY DOES NOT PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL FROM PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF A PARTICULAR JOB OR POSITION.

IF YOU HAVE A DISABILITY, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH THAT YOU HAVE MADE A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR THE ACCOMMODATION WITHIN 182 DAYS FROM THIS DATE AND THAT YOU COULD PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE POSITION BEING APPLIED FOR WITH THAT ACCOMMODATION.

THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU ON ______________________, 20______, AND A COPY WITH YOUR SIGNATURE ON IT IS BEING FILED ALONG WITH YOUR EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION.

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SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT WITNESS

___________________________ ___________________________

DATE DATE

It is the policy of the Oxford Fire Department not to engage in discriminatory practices in regard to hiring. Denials of employment as a result of the findings of a pre-employment physical examination shall be based upon the assessment that the physical problem discovered during the examination poses an unacceptable risk to the health of the prospective employee, causes inability of the prospective employee to adequately perform the job duties of the position for which applied even if reasonable necessary aids are provided by the Department, and creates unacceptable potential liability to the Oxford Fire Department as the employer.

If, upon receipt of the results of a Pre-Employment Physical Examination, the perspective employee is hired, then a copy of the physical examination report shall be placed in the employee’s permanent personnel file.