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Stow City commission certifies police and lateral lists, schedules fire captain exam
Summary
The Stow City Civil Service Commission approved certification and termination of multiple eligibility lists for police hiring and promotions, certified a lateral transfer list, and approved vendors and timing for a fire captain promotional exam planned for summer 2026.
The Stow City Civil Service Commission met to certify multiple eligibility lists related to police hiring and promotions and to approve testing arrangements for an upcoming fire captain promotional exam.
A staff member (Speaker 2) told the commission that a police officer entrance written exam administered on Dec. 11 produced 43 initial passes but that subsequent physical fitness testing reduced the pool, leaving a much shorter certified list. "We gave the exam back in, December, on December 11, and, had 43 people pass," the staff member said, and later explained that about 26 passed the written portion before the fitness test removed additional candidates.
Speaker 3 questioned the short certified list, noting that in prior cycles the lists were longer. Commission members discussed the process and longevity of…
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