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Council to consider lowering police written-exam cutoff, revising agility standards
Summary
City leadership and the Civil Service Commission proposed lowering the police officer written-exam passing score from 80% to 75% and modifying some physical-agility test items; the resolution was introduced for consideration at the next meeting.
City leadership and the Police Civil Service Commission recommended lowering the written-exam passing score for police officer candidates from 80% to 75% and revising elements of the physical agility test to align with other municipalities and broaden the applicant pool.
Mayor (unnamed) told the council the change would align the city with neighboring jurisdictions including Reading, Lancaster, Harrisburg and York, which use a 75% threshold. He said analysis of the department's testing over five years showed the department administered the written selection test to 93…
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