CITY OF MARION POLICE DEPARTMENT TESTING
NOTE: The Marion Police Department is now accepting employment applications. We currently do not have any openings and are not anticipating hiring any officers in 2012, however, we will continue to test each spring in order to keep our hire list fresh. Please check back at this web site regularly for updated information.
An application and a list of requirements is available as a packet and can be obtained at the Marion City Hall, 1102 Tower Square Plaza - Marion, IL 62959 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or at the Marion Police Department, 100 South Madison Street - Marion, IL 62959. You can also download an application from the link below:
Click HERE to download the application packet
Completed application packets and all required documentation must be returned to the Marion City Hall no later than 4:00 p.m., Friday, April 20, 2012. Those applicants submitting incomplete or late application packets will have their applications rejected and will NOT be allowed to participate in any of the testing processes. Completed packets may also be mailed to: Marion Police Department, Attn: Chief of Police - 100 S. Madison Street - Marion, IL 62959. Mailed applications must be received by the same deadline date - no exceptions!
Testing will consist of: 1) physical agility test (P.O.W.E.R. test) http://www.ptb.state.il.us/pdf/POWER.pdf 2) written examination and 3) an oral interview.
The PHYSICAL AGILITY TEST (P.O.W.E.R.) will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at the Marion High School. Qualified applicants should meet at the girls gymnasium located adjacent to the Cuss Wilson gym on the south-east end of the school. (The entrance doors are on the southeast end of the building). The Marion High School is located at: 1501 S. Carbon Street - Marion, IL 62959. Click here for a map to the school: 
Those successfully completing the agility test will be eligible to take the written exam, which will be administered at 1:00 p.m. the same date (Sat May 12th) as the physical agility test, at the Marion High School Cafeteria.
Age requirements are between 21 and 35 years of age with compliance to 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6.
All successful applicants will, at a minimum, be subject to drug testing, background and financial checks, polygraph and physical as well as psychological evaluations. Those offered employment must be willing to sign an employment agreement. Any new hire will be placed on a probationary period of 12 months, subject to an extension.
Note: The City of Marion is currently not anticipating hiring any new police officers. This testing process is simply being utilized to refresh the current potential application pool list. Those applicants who successfully pass all tests will be interviewed and placed on the potential employment pool list which they shall remain a part of for up to two (2) calendar years.
The City of Marion Police and Fire Merit Board - Marion, Illinois
last updated January 27, 2012
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