North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 14B - Public Safety › Chapter 08 - BUTNER PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION › Subchapter B - PERSONNEL REGULATIONS › Section .0100 - EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS › Section 08B .0106 - APPLICATION PROCESS: STEP FIVE: INITIAL SCREENING

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				  chief shall select two persons to serve as a BPS Applicant Screening Team. This
				  team shall be responsible for processing applicants as provided in this
				  Subsection.
(b) The chief shall
				  notify qualified applicants by mail to report to a designated location at a
				  designated time for the purpose of initial screening. Initial screenings will
				  be scheduled based upon the needs of BPS. If an applicant fails to appear for
				  an initial screening, he/she may be given one alternate date for initial
				  screening. Failure of an applicant to comply with the second initial screening
				  date will disqualify him/her for further consideration at that time and the
				  applicant will not be eligible to reapply for employment with BPS for 12
				  months.
(c) Members of the BPS
				  applicant screening team shall accomplish the following during the initial
				  screening:
(1) Require each applicant to
				  write a brief statement stating why he/she wishes to become a member of
				  BPS.
(2) Explain the benefits and
				  working conditions of the BPS. This shall include an explanation of the
				  salaries and fringe benefits, duties and responsibilities and risks involved in
				  law enforcement and firefighting, work schedules, opportunities for
				  advancement, promotion procedures, military leave policy, retirement
				  provisions, workers' compensation, and sick leave and annual leave
				  policy.
(3) Explain to each
				  applicant that, upon successful completion of the Basic Training School
				  required by BPS, each member must serve a 12-month probationary period, during
				  which time his/her performance as a member will be under continuous evaluation
				  by his/her superiors. At any time during the probationary period and at the end
				  of such period the chief shall evaluate his/her performance and determine
				  whether he/she may continue as a member. The team shall also explain to each
				  applicant that members of BPS are subject to the provisions of Chapter 126 of
				  the General Statutes of North Carolina, and pursuant thereto, do not become
				  "permanent state employees" until such time as they have been continuously
				  employed by the State for five years.
(4) Ask each applicant to read and sign a
				  form acknowledging that the applicant understands the requirements set forth in
				  this Rule, accepts those conditions, and still wishes his/her application for
				  employment as a member to remain under consideration.
(5) Applicant's weight must be commensurate
				  with height as established by the BPS Medical Services Director:
HEIGHT (WITHOUT SHOES)
MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE WEIGHT
66 inches
178 lbs.
67 inches
183 lbs.
68 inches
188 lbs.
69 inches
193 lbs.
70 inches
198 lbs.
71 inches
203 lbs.
72 inches
209 lbs.
73 inches
215 lbs.
74 inches
221 lbs.
75 inches
228 lbs.
76 inches
234 lbs.
77 inches
240 lbs.
(6) Determine if each applicant meets the
				  citizenship requirement. An applicant must be a citizen of the United States,
				  and must have been a legal resident of or resided in North Carolina for 12
				  months immediately preceding the date of application.
(7) Determine each applicant's criminal
				  history as far as can be determined by an interview. An applicant must not have
				  pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of no contest or have been convicted of any
				  crime other than a minor misdemeanor which does not adversely reflect upon the
				  professional image of BPS. No applicant will be accepted who, during the three
				  years preceding the date of his/her application, has pleaded guilty to, entered
				  a plea of no contest to, or has been convicted of a traffic offense which
				  requires suspension or revocation of driving privileges. An applicant who has
				  accumulated more than eight points against his/her driving record during the
				  preceding three years will not be eligible for employment as a
				  member.
(8) Inform each former
				  member that he/she shall be subject to all requirements for employment as set
				  forth in this Section, including successful recompletion of the Basic Training
				  School required by BPS.
(9)
				  Administer an agility test. An applicant must perform on an agility test
				  according to standards established by the BPS Medical Services
				  Director.
(10) Obtain a notarized
				  release, signed by each applicant, authorizing any BPS member or person
				  authorized by the chief to obtain appropriate documents and background
				  information concerning the applicant, including medical history
				  information.
(11) Determine whether
				  the applicant meets minimum age requirements. The minimum age is 20 years, as
				  of the date of application. The maximum age is 33 years, as of the date of
				  applicant's first day of the BPS Basic Training School.
(12) Inform each applicant that relatives of
				  a BPS member may not be employed by the BPS Division. Relatives includes wife,
				  husband, mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, mother-in-law,
				  father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandson,
				  granddaughter, stepmother, and stepfather. It might also include others living
				  within the same household or otherwise so closely identified with each other as
				  to suggest that problems might be created.
(13) Forward to the chief the results of
				  information received during their initial screening.