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Council considers ordinances to alter police certification timing and testing vendor
Summary
Struthers City Council’s finance and legislation committee reviewed two ordinances intended to change aspects of police hiring: one to permit candidates six months to obtain Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy certification after the written civil service exam, and another to require written civil service exams be administered through the National Testing Network.
Struthers City Council’s finance and legislation committee reviewed two ordinances intended to change aspects of police hiring: an ordinance to permit a candidate to obtain Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy certification within six months of taking a written civil service exam, and an ordinance to require that written civil service exams for police officers be administered through the National Testing Network.
Council members identified the measures as coming from the mayor and law director (for the certification timing) and from council members John and Megan (for the publication/administration items connected to civil service testing). The ordinance on certification was described as creating Section 135.07 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Struthers to allow new hires time to complete the state peace officer academy credential within six months of the written exam; the second ordinance would add Section 135.06 requiring written civil service exams to be administered through the National Testing Network.
Council moved to bring both ordinances up for consideration and to declare an emergency; members seconded the motions. The transcript records the motions and seconds but does not record a final roll-call vote or the emergency declarations' final passage within the provided excerpt.
Why this matters: The two measures both affect the timing and administration of entry-level police hiring. One sets an explicit six-month window for obtaining state certification after taking the written exam; the other establishes a specific vendor (National Testing Network) for administering those exams. Officials said they had discussed the items in prior meetings.
The transcript does not show additional debate, amendments, or a recorded final vote; it shows procedural motions to bring the ordinances to the floor for formal consideration.
Next steps: The ordinances were moved out of committee for further consideration; the transcript does not show a final council action on either ordinance in the provided excerpt.
