Police Officer - April 2025 Process

Opening Date:  April 1, 2025

Closing Date:    April 21, 2025 at 11:59 pm

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Apply and submit resume via UKG job portal.
2. Applicants must then successfully complete the following to move forward to the Oral Review Panel.
   1. Physical agility assessment or provide documentation showing a passing fitness test score from an Ohio Police Academy within the past (6) six months to move forward in the selection process. A completed Physician’s Release Form must be signed before you are able to take the physical fitness test.
   2. Personal History Questionnaire and submit it to Human Resources. This will be emailed to you once you have applied via the job portal.
3. Eligible applicants will then be interviewed by an Oral Review Panel consisting of a minimum of two Police Department staff (as determined by the Police Chief or his designee), and one designee from the Human Resources Department.
4. The oral review panel will recommend applicants to be considered further and those to be eliminated from the process.
5. Applicants may also be required to successfully complete applicable skills testing(s) to determine if they are a good candidate to advance into the process.
6. Applicants recommended for advancement in the process will be administered a polygraph examination by a certified polygrapher.
7. An unranked eligibility list consisting of applicants who have successfully completed the Personal History Questionnaire, the physical agility assessment, the oral review panel, and the initial polygraph examination will be presented to the Civil Service Commission for certification.
8. Applicants advancing will be subject to a thorough background investigation and a recommendation will be made to the Police Chief by the detective division.
9. Applicants advancing past background investigation will be interviewed by the Police Chief who will then make a recommendation to the Human Resources Director.
10. A recommendation will be made by the Human Resources Director to the City Manager for the appointment to the position.
11. A conditional offer of employment will be extended by the City Manager.
12. A final offer will be extended by the City Manager upon successful completion of the following post-offer exams:
13. Post-polygraph examination administered by a certified polygrapher.
14. Ohio Police Pension Physical administered by an approved medical physician.
15. Psychological assessment administered by a licensed psychologist, psychiatrist and/or counselor.