Qualifications for Police Department Positions

Unless otherwise provided in these rules, no person will be admitted to examination for any position in the police department who is not of suitable age. Each applicant must be physically fit, with particular emphasis on feet, hands, hearing and eyesight; must be capable of arduous duty; must possess a good personality and be of a temperament and disposition suitable for law enforcement duties, and shall comply with all other requirements of RCW 41.12.070.  The City of Chewelah Police Department shall not discriminate in its hiring and personnel procedures against any applicant for employment or any employee because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex or handicap (where neither age or physical condition are a factor on the job).