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Merit System Commission certifies police applicant list, expects to hire three

Merit System Commission · May 6, 2026
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The Merit System Commission certified a ranked list of 11 entry-level police officer candidates on May 6, 2026, narrowed from a pool of 41 after disqualification criteria, a voluntary PT test and interviews; commissioners also approved routine personnel motions.

The Merit System Commission on May 6 certified a ranked list of 11 entry-level police officer candidates and said it expects to hire three from that list, a staff member told commissioners.

The certification followed a recruitment process the staff member described as beginning with a pool of 41 applicants that was reduced through disqualifying criteria and a voluntary physical‑testing (PT) assessment to 11 potential candidates. "We had a pool of 41 this go go around, which was a good number for us," the staff…

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