1. Graduation from a recognized four-year college or university; and
   
2. Four years of full-time paid experience in examining and identifying firearms, weapons, ammunition, and similar evidence, including court experience as an examiner of firearms evidence in a criminal proceeding; and
   
3. Submission of a Firearms Examiner Supplemental Training and Experience Questionnaire and the City application at the time of filing.

For administrative purposes, filing will close periodically and re-open the following workday. This examination will remain open until sufficient applications are received and may close without prior notice.

NOTES:

1. You will need to have Internet Explorer version 5.5 or above and Acrobat Reader 6.0 or better.
   
2. All applications and Training and Experience Questionnaire must be completed and submitted together for you to be considered a candidate in this examination.
   

The instructions to candidates regarding completing the Training and Experience Questionnaire on-line are at the following location: http://per.lacity.org/exams/SuppInst.pdf

We recommend that you preview the Questionnaire at http://per.lacity.org/exams/2233Sup.pdf
prior to completing your on-line application to ensure you provide yourself with sufficient time to complete both the on-line application and Training and Experience Questionnaire.

Once you submit your on-line application and it appears it meets the bulletin requirements, you will be immediately directed to the on-line Training and Experience Questionnaire for Firearms Examiner. At that time, you must follow the prompts and save the Questionnaire to a hard drive or floppy diskette. You must complete the Questionnaire during that initial session and submit it with the application form. You cannot be considered a candidate in the examination unless both the City application form and the Training and Experience Questionnaire are complete and submitted together.

The examination score will be based entirely on an evaluation of the candidate’s overall qualifications. The evaluation, conducted by a panel of subject matter experts, based on job-related criteria, will consist of a review of the candidate’s employment application, including background and training, and the information contained in the Firearms Examiner Supplemental Training and Experience Questionnaire.

1. As a covered entity under the Fair Employment and Housing Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities.
   
2. Applications are accepted subject to review to ensure that minimum qualifications are met. Candidates may be disqualified at any time if it is determined that they do not possess the minimum qualifications stated on this bulletin.
   
3. You may take this examination once every 180 calendar days. Your name may be removed from the open competitive eligible list after 180 calendar days.
   
4. Some positions may require a valid California drivers license prior to appointment. Applicants will be disqualified and not eligible for hire if within the past 36 months they were convicted of a major moving violation, such as driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, and may be disqualified if there are three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents within the past 36 months.
   
5. A final score of 70% is required to be placed on the eligible list.
   

Class Code 2233CONT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REVISED 12-31-09

If you receive and accept an offer of employment to a regular position with the City of Los Angeles, your employee benefit coverage (including health and dental coverage as well as life insurance) will commence approximately six weeks after your original regular appointment.

Not all positions in the City receive benefit coverage; you should inquire regarding the availability of employee benefits prior to accepting a position.

The City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, creed, color, ancestry, medical condition (cancer), or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Applicants or employees who believe that they have been discriminated against are encouraged to contact the Office of Discrimination Complaint Resolution at (213) 473-9123.