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Lorain commission waives testing, appoints Rick Rezendes as part-time police officer
Summary
The Lorain Civil Service Commission approved the exceptional appointment of Rick Rezendes as a part-time police officer and voted to waive required testing under Ohio Revised Code 124.3082, citing his prior law-enforcement experience and credentials.
The Lorain Civil Service Commission on Jan. 13 approved the exceptional appointment of Rick Rezendes to a part-time police officer position and waived the usual testing requirement under Ohio Revised Code Section 124.3082.
Safety service director Kerriette brought the personnel request to the commission, asking that Rezendes be appointed under the education-and-experience exception and that any testing requirement be waived. Commissioners discussed Rezendes's qualifications: the transcript records him as a former lieutenant with the Warren Police Department, a former captain with the Warren County search department, a graduate of the FBI Academy and someone who recently served as a background investigator preparing cases for grand jury in Warren County.
A motion to waive testing under Ohio Revised Code 124.3082 was made and recorded in the transcript; a subsequent motion to appoint Rezendes was made (recorded as by Michelle Smith) and seconded (recorded as by Patrick Paccus). The motions were approved by voice vote with commissioners answering 'Aye.' The transcript records no roll-call vote and does not provide a detailed roll-call tally.
The commission's action places Rezendes in the part-time role and documents the commission's use of a statutory waiver based on education and experience. The transcript contains multiple spelling variations of names and statute formatting; the commission's recorded action was a voice vote approving both the waiver and the appointment.
