Police Officer

1 of 7 ONONDAGA COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL JOHN H. MULROY CIVIC CENTER 421 MONTGOMERY ST. 11TH FL. SYRACUSE, NY 13202 (315) 435-3537 – WEBSITE: WWW.ONGOV.NET ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED WITH THE ONONDAGA COUNTY PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER $35.00 Non-Refundable Application Fee You are, therefore, urged to carefully compare your qualifications with the requirements for admission and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified. Payable by check or money order to: “Chief Fiscal Officer,” or by VISA, MC or Discover. Cash will be accepted only if paying in person. SALARY AND VACANCIES: Changing conditions may make it necessary to certify vacancies at higher or lower salaries than those announced. THE TITLE CURRENTLY EXISTS IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS: Onondaga County – Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office – $28.11/hr-$40.03/hr (2024 Salaries) City of Syracuse – City Police - $56,674-$88,952 Towns & Villages – Town of Camillus, Town of Cicero, Town of Dewitt, Town of Geddes, Town of Manlius, Village of Baldwinsville, Village of Jordan, Village of Liverpool, Village of Marcellus, Village of North Syracuse, Village of Ska neateles, and Village of Solvay (Salaries Vary) The resulting open competitive eligible list will be used to fill vacancies in any jurisd iction where the title exists. Changing conditions may make it necessary to certify for future vacancies at higher or lower salaries than those announced. CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT PROGRAM: This is a combined continuous recruitment examination for entry-level law enforcement officer positions. The names of successful candidates will be inter -filed, in order of final score, to a Police Officer / Deputy Sheriff (Police) eligible list which will be used to fill present and anticipated vacancies for the title Deputy Sheriff (Police) in the Onondaga County Sheriff's Department and the title Police Officer in the City of Syracuse Police Department and in various Onondaga County Town and Village Police Departments. Candidates appointed or removed from the list as a result of canvass in one law enforcement agency will be removed from the list for further consideration in all law enforcement agencies. Candidates should be aware that because this is a continuous recruitment list, all results of canvass (i.e. declinations) will remain in effect indefinitely. Removals and restrictions to the eligible list may be withdra wn only through written notice to the Onondaga County Personnel Department. The Onondaga County Personnel Department reserves the right to terminate this special recruitment program and establish the periodic type of examination in concurrence with the federal District Court Order. DUTIES: This is law enforcement work involving responsibility to enforce federal and state laws and local ordinances and to maintain order in an assigned area. Under the general supervision of a superior officer, an employee in this class performs routine patrol duties on an assigned shift. Does related work as required. RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT: Residence at Time of Application: Candidates must have resided in The United States for not less than one (1) month immediately preceding the date of exam. POLICE OFFICER/DEPUTY SHERIFF (POLICE) Open Competitive Exam # 88941010 Use application form #p-200 Carl Hummel Commissioner Published 02/11/2025 Application Deadline 03/18/2025 Office Hours M-F 8 A.M. – 4 P.M. Exam Date 05/03/2025 2 of 7 Residence at Time of Appointment: Police Officer (City of Syracuse, Towns and Villages) – Preference in appointment may be given to local residents of the appointing authority. *City of Syracuse candidates must be residents of the City of Syracuse within six (6) months of their date of graduation from the academy, and maintain their City residency for five (5) years. Deputy Sheriff (Police) - Candidates must be residents of Onondaga County or one of its contiguous counties (Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oswego) at time of appointment. Preference in appointment may be given to local residents of the appointing authority. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Age: On the date of examination, candidates must meet the following requirements: Age: Candidates must be at least 19 years and 6 months old on or before the written examination to be admitted to the test. Eligibility for appointment begins when candidates reach their 20th birthday. On April 26, 1999, Chapter 32 of the Laws of 1999 amended Section 58 of Civil Service Law to establish a maximum age limitation of 35 years of age as of the date the individual takes the written examination (eligibility ceases upon a candidates 35th birthday). Time spent on military duty, not exceeding a total of six (6) years (Volunteer service after July 1, 1970 is limited to a total of four (4) years unless performed during a period of w ar or national emergency), shall be subtracted from the age of any applicant who has passed his/her 35th birthday. Section 58.1(a) of Civil Service Law requires that applicants not be “more than 35 years of age as of the date the individual takes the written examination…” Candidates who may be impacted by the maximum age requirement and who are requesting an alternate test date (for active military duty, Sabbath Observance or for an alternate test date situation which meets the conditions of the Onondaga County’s alternate test date policy) are advi sed to contact Onondaga County Personnel to discuss their request. At time of appointment Candidates must meet the following requirements: Education: Candidates must be high school graduates or holders of a high school equivalency diploma issued by an education department of any of the states of the United States or holders of a comparable diploma issued by any territory, commonwealth, or possession of the U