If you send in a written request, preferably on a self-addressed postcard, Empco will advise you when they will next be accepting applications for the hiring process. Empco will mail the postcard to you, advising when the next application process will begin. They will also advertise in local newspapers and send announcements to applicable institutions, such as area colleges and police academies. MI 48084 Oak Park is a city of approximately 30,000 residents, located within 5 square miles. Oak Park Public Safety is a consolidated Police and Fire Department.
All officers are cross-trained and perform both functions.
Oak Park Public Safety has seventy sworn Officers, and fourteen civilian employees. Applicants must have successfully completed 60 hours of college credit , the equivalent of a beginning third year college student. Applicants driving records are evaluated for the most recent seven-year period. Law Enforcement Officers are specifically not exempted from this prohibition. This prohibition includes individuals convicted of misdemeanor crimes, involving domestic violence.