Job Description
PIQUA CITY OF
201 WEST WATER STREET
PIQUA, OHIO 45356
(937)778-2013
Updated: February 28, 2025
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ENTRY-LEVEL POLICE OFFICE LATERAL TRANSFER POLICE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION AND SELECTION PROCESS
Application Period: March 3, 2025 through May 3, 2025. The City of Piqua is an EEO employer.
Examination Test Date: The examination is offered through National Testing Networks throughout the United States. You must register before reporting to the testing facility. To register, go to the National Testing Network website.
The closest testing location to Piqua is:
Edison Community College,
1973 Edison Drive, Room 115
Piqua, Ohio 45356
A complete list of locations and examination dates and times are also available through the National Testing Network.
CITY OF PIQUA
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVED: February 27, 2025
WRITTEN TEST: "Not applicable for Lateral Entry applicants."
The written examination (completed electronically) will be approximately two to two and one half hours in length. All applicants must identify themselves with a state issued driver's license or military ID with a photograph of the applicant. The use of cellular phones will be prohibited during the examination. No cellular phones, taping video, or picture taking devices will be allowed in the testing room.
The written examination is intended to assess the applicant's ability to successfully complete police officer training and to successfully perform the duties of a police officer.
The organization conducting the written examination shall ensure that no applicant, employee of the City of Piqua, or member of the Civil Service Commission has knowledge of or gains access to any examination prior to the administration of the examination.
The minimum passing score shall be a grade of seventy percent (70%). An applicant not achieving the minimum passing score will be eliminated from consideration. Those candidates who do not pass the written examination will be notified.
According to National Testing Network guidelines, no one will be permitted to enter the testing room after the test has started. Any applicant leaving the room after the test has commenced will not be allowed re-entry. No calculators, scratch paper, or other aids will be permitted to be used by any applicant.
Any applicant caught cheating will be removed from the testing room and his/her test will not be scored.
Examination Fee
The written examination fee is due to National Testing Network at the time that you register for the written examination. The fee is set by National Testing Network to participate in the examination and have your results sent to one participating city or agency. Should you want to send your results to multiple participating cities or agencies, you would pay an additional fee for each.
To view a complete copy of the Civil Service Rules as to notification and appeal please log on to Piquaoh website and click on the Human Resources Department page.
APPLICANT FOR ENTRY-LEVEL / LATERAL TRANSFER POLICE OFFICER POSITION
The application process for the entry-level / lateral transfer Police Officer position consists of the following steps:
1. The applicant must meet all minimum requirements for the position as listed in the application packet. (MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Page 5). Exceptions noted for Lateral Transfer applicants.
2. The applicant must complete the City of Piqua application for employment and may do so online under the Human Resources Department, "Job Opportunities tab" by completing the formal application at the end of this packet. In addition to the application, the following documents must be uploaded or attached:
1. Copy of applicant's birth certificate
2. Copy of education records, High School Diploma, GED, proof of college degree, if applicable
3. Copy of signed and completed "Job Functions Accommodation" form (Page 9)
4. Copy of documentation that the applicant has served as a cadet or on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a continuous period of twelve (12) months or more and/or an accumulative period of eighteen (18) months or more, and/or received a campaign medal ribbon for service in a specified combat Theater of Operation and discharged under honorable conditions and/or currently serving in the Armed Forces.
5. Complete the PHQ on the National Testing Network website to the City of Piqua Human Resources Department, 201 West Water Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 on or before May 3, 2025. Not Applicable for Lateral Transfer applicants.
6. Copy of Ohio Peace Officer Certificate. If applicable.
3. After reviewing the results of the written examination provided by National Testing Network, the Civil Service Commission will compile eligible applicant names into an eligibility list. Not applicable for Lateral Entry applicants.
4.The candidates may be scheduled for an oral interview, physical fitness testing (See Addendum), background investigation, truth verification examination, pre conditional offer behavioral assessment, and drug screen testing.
5. Candidates offered conditional employment would then be scheduled for psychological and medical examinations.
6. The eligibility list will be in effect for a period of twelve (12) months.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Original Appointment Age - Applicants for Police examinations may take the test six (6) months prior to their twenty-first (21) birthday. Each applicant must be a citizen of the United States and must meet the minimum requirements of a position as stated in the announcement. All appointees for the position of police officer must be twenty-one or older.
Maximum Original Appointment Age - No person is eligible to receive an original appointment as a police officer when he/she is thirty-five years of age or older, and no person can be declared disqualified as over age prior to that time. Not applicable for Lateral Entry applicants.
Minimum Educational Requirements - No person is eligible to receive an original appointment as a police officer unless he/she has a High School Diploma or GED.
Minimum Experience - N/A
Citizenship - All applicants must be United States Citizens
Driver's License - No person is eligible to receive an original appointment as a police officer unless he/she has a valid Ohio Driver's License and an acceptable driving record. Convictions and/or arrests for driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs may disqualify the applicant.
Physical Condition - See Addendum
Criminal Record - A person may be ineligible to receive an original appointment as a police officer if he/she has a criminal record.
1. Conviction of one DUI violation within the preceding five years.
2. Conviction of a second DUI violation.
3. Admission, conviction or adjudication of having committed any act defined as a felony (including felony-misdemeanor offenses) under Ohio law, federal law, the law of another state or the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
4. Admissions or administrative findings of any act while employed as a peace officer (including military police officers) involving lying, falsification of any official report or document or theft.
5. Admissions or conviction of any act of family violence as defined by law, committed as an adult.
6. Admission of any criminal or delinquent act, whether misdemeanor or felony, committed against children including, but not limited to, molesting or annoying children, child abduction, child abuse, criminal sexual conduct or indecent exposure.
7. Any history of work-related actions resulting in civil lawsuits that found against the applicant or his/her employer may be disqualifying.
Truth Verification Examination - Will be administered upon initiation of the background investigation and post offer
Psychological Testing - Will be administered post offer
Physical Fitness or Physical Abilities Testing - Will be conducted after the eligibility list has been established based on the standards in the Addendum
Lateral Entry - Lateral Entry applicants must be OPOTA certified, including a current certification in firearms training, with a minimum of one year of full-time experience with an Ohio state certified law enforcement agency including having completed any probation period. Lateral candidates may start at a higher salary to avoid any decrease from their current wages.
ADDITIONAL CREDITS FOR ENTRY-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS:
An applicant may be eligible for additional incentive percentage points of a passing (70% or above) written examination score in accordance with the following schedule:
1. Military Service Credits - An applicant for entry level examination who has served as a cadet or on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a continuous period of twelve (12) months or more and/or an accumulative period of eighteen (18) months or more, and/or received a campaign medal ribbon for service in a specified combat Theater of Operation and discharged under honorable conditions and/or currently serving in the Armed Forces shall receive ten percent (10%) of the applicant's passing written test score (for example, you receive a score of 70 and have military credit, your final score will be 77) .
Candidates are required to file notarized or certified copies of the appropriate records for additional credits along with the "Application for Additional Credit" form no later than May 3, 2025 with the Human Resources Department of the City of Piqua. Candidates who have not met this deadline will not receive additional credits.
CONTACT INFORMATION
It is the responsibility of the applicant to notify the Human Resources Department of any change in their contact information in writing within 10 days of such change.
ADDITIONAL EXAMINATIONS
NIA
APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL CREDIT
I am requesting additional credit for the following:
□ Military service credit (attach DD214)
NAME:
ADDRESS:
Please indicate your qualification for military credit:
An applicant for entry level examination who has served as a cadet or on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a continuous period of twelve (12) months or more and/or an accumulative period of eighteen (18) months or more, and/or received a campaign medal ribbon for service in a specified combat Theater of
Operation and discharged under honorable conditions and/or currently serving in the Armed Forces
Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Police Officer
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or a/I-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.
(1) Responds to calls for service; Initiates appropriate action on observed activity; Implements community policing and problem-solving strategies and initiatives of the Department.
(2) Makes security checks on businesses and residential units; Observes and takes appropriate action on such observations (e.g., citation, arrest, warning, counseling).
(3) Observes and apprehends violators of traffic laws and issues written citations and warnings.
(4) Conducts or assists with investigations and/or responds to criminal and civil complaints (e.g., interviews witnesses, suspects, complaints, victims, etc.); Watches for and makes investigations of wanted or missing persons and property; Investigates automobile accidents.
(5) Physically restrains/subdues suspects as required; Makes arrests as required by law; Processes prisoners (e.g., fingerprinting, photographing, etc.); Drives patrol car, rides bike and/or walks to patrol City; Pursues suspects on foot (e.g., runs short and long distances, requires physical endurance) and observes and prevents violations of law.
(6) Completes required reports and completes affidavits; Maintains logs and ledgers.
(7) Collects, analyzes, and interprets data received at the crime scene, and collects and preserves evidence of crime scene (e.g., photographs, fingerprints, reconstructs crime, etc.).
(8) Assists mentally ill or suicidal subjects in seeking treatment, etc.
(9) Operates law enforcement equipment and instruments (e.g., patrol car computer, radio, firearms, speed measuring devices, breathalyzer, related police tools, etc.); Properly utilizes and maintains equipment (e.g., firearms, gear, police car, computer, etc.).
(10) Interviews and counsels parties in domestic disputes; Interviews persons with complaints and inquiries.
(11) Testifies in court through speech and demonstration.
(12) Receives, assists, and transmits emergency calls by radio or telephone.
(13) Renders first aid and/or CPR at scenes of medical emergencies.
(14) Under direction of the Department's LEADS/TAC, prepares and maintains all LEADS correspondence, entries, deletions, messages; Attends LEADS training/certification.
(15) Meets and complies with all job safety requirements and all applicable OSHA safety standards that pertain to essential functions; Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance; Subject to call-out twenty-four (24) hours seven (7) days a week and is responsible for fulfilling the above mentioned essential functions during such circumstances.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
(16) Performs other duties as assigned; Performs public presentations as requested by the Police Chief; Attends training sessions, seminars, workshops, etc., to remain knowledgeable of current law enforcement practices and administration; May be required to perform essential functions of all Police Officers position descriptions in the Police Officer classification as needed; Works special details (e.g., local school events, parades, festivals, etc.).
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $ 1.00 Per Year
Job Tags
Full time, Local area, Trial period, Long distance, Felony friendly,