All applicants for a place or position on the police force or fire department, as the case may be, shall file their application in writing with the civil service board, the applications to be on the blank forms furnished by the board, and all applicants shall be subject to examination, which shall be public, competitive, and open to all citizens of the United States, with specified limitations as to age, residence, health, habits, and moral character. Such examinations shall be practical in their character, and shall relate to those matters which will fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to intelligently discharge the duties of the position to which they aspire.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.
Division 1 - Civil Service System.
Section 45-28A-42 - Applicability.
Section 45-28A-42.01 - Police and Fire Departments Under Civil Service.
Section 45-28A-42.02 - Definitions.
Section 45-28A-42.03 - Selection of Board.
Section 45-28A-42.04 - Oath of Member.
Section 45-28A-42.05 - Rules and Regulations.
Section 45-28A-42.06 - Application.
Section 45-28A-42.07 - Examinations.
Section 45-28A-42.08 - Appointment.
Section 45-28A-42.09 - Emergency Appointments.
Section 45-28A-42.10 - Violations.
Section 45-28A-42.11 - Removal.
Section 45-28A-42.12 - Appeals.
Section 45-28A-42.13 - Election of Chair.
Section 45-28A-42.14 - Recordkeeping.
Section 45-28A-42.15 - Compensation for Attendance.
Section 45-28A-42.16 - Solicitation Prohibited.
Section 45-28A-42.17 - Rewards for Contributions.
Section 45-28A-42.18 - Political Recommendations.
Section 45-28A-42.19 - Violations.
Section 45-28A-42.20 - Application to Members.
Section 45-28A-42.21 - Ineligibles.
Section 45-28A-42.22 - Bond Required.
Section 45-28A-42.23 - Rules to Be Printed.