Police Officer

All applications must be returned to the Office of:

C.O.P.S. and F.I.R.E. Personnel Testing Service

Attn: Montgomery PD

200 West Higgins Road, Suite 201

Schaumburg, IL 60195

You must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Citizenship:  Must be a U.S. Citizen 
• Driver’s License:  Must have a valid driver’s license with the ability to obtain and Illinois driver’s license upon hiring.
• Age Requirements:  Applicants must have attained their 21st birthday by the last date of filing applications (6/5/19). Applicants must be under the age of 35 on 6/5/19 and when the final eligibility list is posted, unless they have been certified and employed as a Full-Time Law Enforcement Officer for a municipality in the United States or are otherwise exempt by State Statute 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1.
• Education:  Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Character:  Must have no felony convictions and be of good moral character.
• Testing:  Must be able to participate and successfully complete all stages of the testing process.
• Residency:  Must reside within 20 miles of the Montgomery Police Department within one year after the probationary period is completed.
• Vision:  Eyesight must be correctable to 20/20, normal peripheral vision, no impairment of color blindness.
• P.O.W.E.R. Card:  All candidates must possess a valid P.O.W.E.R. Card, issued between the dates of 01/01/19 and 06/22/19, from a certified testing agency (MUST provide a copy of card in their returned support packet material and bring card on the day of test). 
• Work hours:  Applicant must be able to regularly work twelve hour shifts with the possibility of working other hours/shifts as needed.  Must also be able to work weekends and holidays.

Additional information will be provided in the application packet which can be downloaded at:

www.jobsource.copsandfiretesting.com

There is a $35.00 non-refundable application fee.

Applications are NOT available at the Montgomery Police Department or Village Hall

Applicants must attend the mandatory test date:

Orientation and Written Examination

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Registration starts at 8:00 AM

Orientation starts at 8:30 AM

Written Examination immediately following Orientation

Location:

Lakewood Creek Elementary School

2301 Lakewood Creek Drive

Montgomery, IL 60538

Enter at Door #10 near playground 

All applications are subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners for the Village of Montgomery