Girard chief will be chosen by assessment

GIRARD — The city will use a new process to select its next police chief.

Safety Service Director Jerry Lambert said the city will use an assessment by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police to make the selection. In the past candidates would take a written exam with the highest scoring candidate getting the position.

Mayor James Melfi said the administration was introduced to the new selection process in a presentation from an Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police representative and liked what they heard.

“We recommended this to the civil service commission,” he said. “This looks at qualities of the candidate other than just taking a test.”

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