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Schererville Board of Safety certifies 2025 police hiring list, closes emergency hire; approves promotion and use-of-force update
Summary
The Schererville Board of Safety closed an emergency fire hire process, certified an 11-person police eligibility list for 2025, approved a time promotion for a patrol officer and updated the department's use-of-force policy to reflect new handheld electronic weapons.
The Schererville Board of Safety voted unanimously Thursday to close an emergency hire process, certify an 11-person police eligibility list for 2025, promote a patrol officer to second-class and approve edits to the police use-of-force policy tied to new handheld electronic weapons.
Board members closed the emergency hire process after the police department reported it had reached authorized staffing strength. Deputy Chief Steve McNamara presented the recommendation and the board approved the motion by roll call; all members voted yes.
The board also certified a new hiring eligibility list compiled after written exams, physical agility testing and oral boards. McNamara said the list contains 11 candidates; he asked the board to sign the certification for the 2025 list. The motion to accept the list passed unanimously.
The board approved a time promotion for Officer Bancstra,…
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