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Police representative presents corrected certified applicant list; council accepts three candidates
Summary
A Conway City meeting accepted a corrected police certified applicant list after interview results and a paperwork misprint; the body approved the list and members were told additional testing will likely be scheduled in late April.
The Conway City meeting voted to accept a corrected police department certified applicant list after a department representative reported results from recent interviews and identified a misprint in the paperwork.
The chair called the roll, confirmed a quorum and moved to approve the minutes from the prior meeting before the police department update. The department representative summarized interview outcomes for 13 candidates on the previously certified list, saying several applicants failed multiple evaluation categories while others were given conditional offers. "Applicant number 1 failed 3 out of 7 categories," the representative said, adding that "applicant number 2 was given a conditional offer of employment" and that "applicant number 3 failed 6 out of 7 categories." The representative also said, "It should say applicant 13 and applicant 13. It says applicant 13 and applicant 12. That that's a misprint."
The representative recommended removing applicants who failed the interview (numbers 1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12 and 13) and retaining three candidates on the certified list, including the two candidates who received conditional offers. The chair moved to accept the revised list "as presented." After a second, members voiced their support and the motion passed.
The police representative told members the department expects to administer additional testing, likely in late April, and will coordinate dates with school schedules; staff member Lisa was asked to circulate the specific test dates. There was no other old business, and the chair moved to adjourn; the meeting ended shortly thereafter.
The action items recorded were: approval of the previous meeting minutes, acceptance of the revised police certified list, scheduling of future testing (dates to be circulated), and adjournment. No formal vote tallies or individual mover/second names were recorded in the transcript.
