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Norristown civil service commissioners urge investigation after alleged promotional‑test score leaks
Summary
Members of the Norristown Civil Service Commission told council that the borough’s promotional testing process shows irregularities and that the Fraternal Order of Police president has requested an investigation and subpoenas under Rule 2.10; commissioners asked council to halt solicitor appointments until the commission can name its own counsel.
Reverend Elisha Morris, speaking for the Norristown Civil Service Commission, told borough council during public comment that the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) president, Matthew O'Connell, has alleged irregularities in a current promotional testing process for lieutenant, sergeant and corporal. According to the commission, a member of the police department’s command staff received test scores that have not been released to all applicants and those scores were then provided selectively to certain people, leaving other applicants "in the dark," Morris said.
Morris said the commission has the authority under the…
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