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Granville staff to recommend code changes after discovery age limit blocks potential 18‑year‑old recruit
Summary
Staff reported the village code currently sets a 21‑year hiring minimum for police officers while state guidance allows hires at 18; the chief will review and staff will bring a recommended revision to council to expand the hiring pool.
Council members were briefed on a likely code change after staff found the village’s law‑enforcement chapter restricts police hires to age 21, while state guidance allows villages and towns to hire officers at 18 and send recruits to the academy under age 21.
Staff said an 18‑year‑old potential recruit prompted the review and that code revisions — including the age requirement and a number of antiquated provisions on uniforms and personal weapons — will be drafted for council consideration. The police chief confirmed the restriction dated to longstanding practice and that the attorney general had issued related statewide guidance in earlier decades.
Staff said the council would receive a recommendation and that the change could broaden the recruitment pool as the village seeks to grow its department. No formal change was adopted at the meeting.
