Police Officer; Entry-Level and Lateral

Position

ENTRY-LEVEL and LATERAL POLICE OFFICER

• Achieve a minimum passing score of seventy (70) percent on the written examination.
• Pass a comprehensive background investigation, which may include a polygraph or similar investigative/evaluation tool per discretion of the Department head.
• Successfully complete the physical fitness/physical ability test.
• Successfully complete a situational reasoning testing and assessment.
• Pass oral interviews.
• Successfully complete a post-job offer psychological examination and medical examination that includes passing a visual acuity test, and physician certification that the applicant is not dependent on and does not use illegal drugs. An applicant for police officer must possess an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/100 or better in each eye with both eyes correctable to at least 20/20 binocular vision with contact lenses;
  
  and the ability to distinguish basic color groups.
• Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of hire.
• Be a graduate of an accredited high school or have an equivalency certificate.
• Have a valid Texas driver's license at the date of hire.
• Be a citizen of the United States by birth or naturalization.
• Be able to read, write, and speak the English language.
• Be of good moral character.
• Shall not be prohibited from carrying a firearm or possessing ammunition.
• Meet all requirements as established in Texas Civil Service law in accordance with the Texas Local Government Code, Cedar Park Local Civil Service Rules, and any amended articles agreed upon through the established Meet and Confer process.

Applicants not certified as a Peace Officer as established by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) are eligible to take the entrance exam. Applicants without a TCOLE Certification may be hired as a Non-Civil Service cadet and compensated at $32.00. As a Non-Civil Service cadet you must be able to meet all legal requirements for future licensing and certification required by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).