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D. An applicant's current or previous peace officer employment must have been as a result <br />of a civil service examination process. <br />The Police Chief, in conjunction with the Director of Human Resources and the Public Safety <br />Director, will review resumes and applications to determine which applicants meet the lateral entry <br />criteria. Lateral entry candidates may be required to submit to the following, including but not <br />limited to, a thorough background investigation, polygraph examination, psychological and medical <br />evaluation, oral interview and drug screening. <br />Positions filled through these procedures are therefore exempt from competitive examination. <br />Candidates appointed to police officer through these procedures must successfully complete an <br />18-month probationary period or as otherwise provided by the collective bargaining agreement. <br />Patrol Officer Grade Classification, for lateral entry police officers will be credited based on prior <br />civil service in the position of police officer. Lateral entry police officers shall receive one year <br />credit for prior service for each two full years of prior service for purposes of seniority. In no event <br />shall a lateral entry police officer receive more than three years credit with the City of Lakewood. <br />Employees selected through these procedures shall obtain and retain all other rights attributed to <br />the classified service, following successful completion of the probationary period. <br />(3) If any police officer is hired under the lateral entry process, at least the next twee-(3) two <br />(2) hires must be made from the Civil Service Entry Level Certified Eligible List. <br />(4) If a layoff list exists, then the appointment will be subject to the City Civil Service Rules <br />and Regulations. <br />(5) The Civil Service Commission is authorized to promulgate rules and procedures for the <br />administration of the test and selection methodology of both methods of original appointment not <br />inconsistent with this section. <br />(b) Subsection (a) hereof is specifically intended to supersede State Code for original <br />appointments to patrol officer positions in the Division of Police. <br />Section 3. It is hereby found and determined that all formal actions of this Council <br />concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were passed in an open meeting of this <br />Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such <br />formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements <br />including R.C. Section 121.22. <br />Section 4. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for <br />the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and <br />for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to <br />this ordinance, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members <br />