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Sandusky Civil Service Commission certifies six candidates for police appointment list
Summary
The Civil Service Commission voted May 1 to certify an original appointment list of six entry-level candidates for the Sandusky Police Department; candidates will undergo backgrounds and interviews and may require academy sponsorship.
The Sandusky Civil Service Commission on May 1 certified an original appointment list for the Sandusky Police Department that contains six entry-level candidates, the commission said.
The action creates a certified pool from which the department will conduct background checks and interviews before offering appointments. The police chief told the commission 12 people took the entry test, nine passed the written test and five attended the originally scheduled physical-agility exam; the department later gave a sixth candidate a second opportunity to complete the physical exam.
The certification matters because none of the six candidates are currently certified in Ohio or have prior law-enforcement experience, the police chief said, meaning the city would need to sponsor any hires for academy training. "We ultimately had a sixth member contact us and who couldn't make that Saturday, so we gave him another opportunity to pass," the police chief said. The chief also noted the city has sponsored recent recruits through local academies.
The chief said Sandusky's staffing level has improved: the department is now at 51 officers after a recent acceptance of a conditional offer and 50 officers currently working, with one full-time officer expected to retire in the next few months. The chief said those retirements could create three to four openings the department would seek to fill from certified lists.
A commissioner moved to certify the list and a second was recorded; the commission voted in favor and the motion carried. The certification does not guarantee appointment: candidates still must pass background checks and interviews, and the chief said the list would become null and void if an appointment is made from it or if candidates are removed during screening.
Next steps described at the meeting include completing backgrounds and scheduling interviews for the six candidates; any hire drawn from the list will follow the standard hiring and academy-sponsorship procedures.
