Friday, August 13, 1999
Racism in police hiring alleged
BY RANDY McNUTT
The Cincinnati Enquirer
FAIRFIELD — A part-time jailer at the city holding facility claims racism is behind his failure to be hired as a full-time police officer.
But city officials say Tyrone Sims, 31, hasn't been considered for the job because he has not taken the required civil service test.
“They keep holding that over my head,” Mr. Sims said. “I want to look at the real issue. A test is not a good measurement. It's the city's crutch.”
Ken McFarland, the city's human resources director, said civil service tests are given to ensure fairness in hiring.
“It (civil service) is a part of the city's charter, a part of state law,” said John Clemmons, law director. “We must use it.”
Mr. Sims first applied for a job with Fairfield in late 1998.
He said he has filed a complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but the agency won't decide until fall whether it will hear the matter.
Of the more than 100 people who took the test in March, seven were black, Mr. McFarland said. He did not know how many passed.
All Fairfield officers are white. Up to 6 percent of the city's population is minority.
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