A. The Redmond Police Department is hereby authorized to participate in the Police Corps Program established by Title XX, Subtitle A of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. §§ 14091, et seq.

B. Candidates for the Police Corps Program, sponsored by the City of Redmond, shall be reviewed and approved by the Civil Service Commission, the Mayor, and the Police Chief prior to sponsorship.

C. Police Corps candidates shall be subject to all requirements of employment qualification, including but not limited to, background testing, polygraph, and other evaluations (collectively “testing”). Testing may be employed both prior to sponsorship and following completion of the program.

D. Following approval of sponsorship by the Civil Service Commission and the Police Chief, a candidate may be sponsored by the City. Upon successful graduation from the Police Corps, certification by the Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission, and completion of all testing, the candidate shall be employed as a probationary employee of the City subject to 42 U.S.C. § 14096 and regulations applicable to all law enforcement officers of the City. (Ord. 2581 § 3 (part), 2011).