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Committee directs law staff to draft civil-service changes to speed police hiring
Summary
Sandusky police and city staff told the charter-review committee that current civil-service timelines and closed eligibility lists hinder recruitment. The committee directed the law department to draft charter language to allow the city maximum flexibility within state law to expedite hiring.
The committee voted to ask the law department to draft charter language that would give the city greater flexibility — within state law limits — to manage civil-service eligibility lists and speed hiring for public-safety positions.
Sandusky Police Chief Oliver told the committee the department is short-staffed and that closed eligibility lists and long testing windows delay putting qualified candidates on the street. “We have to tell recruits,…
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