Deputy Chief

1. Possession of a valid driver’s license. 
2. No record of conviction of a felony or misdemeanors as identified in the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705 et seq.), or a crime involving moral turpitude.
3. Eligibility for bonding, if required by the employing institution. 
4. Successful completion of the Basic Law Enforcement Officers Training course as prescribed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board, if required by the employment institution. All recruit law enforcement officers who successfully complete this course after September 1, 1984, are required to successfully pass the Law Enforcement Officers Certification Examination. (Applicants lacking such training at the time of appointment will be required to complete such requirement during, and as a part of, their probationary period of employment in this class.) 
5. Bachelor’s degree (or 120 semester credit hours) granted by an accredited institution of higher education, in any field. 
6. Ten (10) years (120 months) of full-time experience as a police officer with a federal, state, county, college, or university, municipal, or public institutional police organization having a recognized merit system where at least four (4) years (48 months) of that law enforcement management experience was comparable to that obtained at the rank of Lieutenant or a position of similar responsibility as determined by the Institution.

NOTE: Master’s Degree in an area consistent with the duties of the position may be substituted for one (1) year of work experience.

NOTE: Persons who have not successfully completed the mandated firearm training course, as approved, and recognized by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board, must complete the course during their probationary period. Police officers are not authorized to carry a service weapon until successfully completing such training.

NOTE: Educational credit given only for coursework taken at a college/university accredited by one of the following associations:

• Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
• North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges