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Greenwood commission removes three applicants, authorizes preemptive hiring steps
Summary
The Greenwood Police Merit Commission voted to remove applicants No. 5, 6 and 7 from its eligibility list and approved a motion to begin a new hiring process once the current list is exhausted, with staff planning outreach ahead of a June start date.
Chief of Police James Eichten asked the commission to remove applicants numbered 5, 6 and 7 from the current eligibility list and to permit staff to begin a new hiring process in anticipation of the list’s expiration. “I would like to request the applicants number 5, 6, and 7, be dismissed from the eligibility,” Eichten said. Commissioners moved, seconded and approved the request by voice vote.
The chief told the commission that background checks are complete for the outstanding candidates and that several resignations are likely; he proposed beginning a new process in…
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