Friday, September 01, 2000
Cincinnati police union wants city to preserve promotion-test results
The Associated Press
A police union has asked a federal court to prevent Cincinnati and its civil service commission from destroying materials relating to police promotional tests, and from adding points to some test scores.
The city's Fraternal Order of Police lodge Monday asked a U.S. District Court judge to issue a temporary restraining order and a permanent injunction against the city and the commission.
The FOP alleges that the city and the commission are violating a 1981 consent decree relating to police hiring and promotion.
There was no answer to calls Thursday evening requesting comment on the FOP's request from the city solicitor's office.
The FOP says the decree required the city to retain for five years all records relating to recruitment, selection, appointment, promotion, training, assignment and discipline of police officers.
The decree settled a 1981 Justice Department lawsuit against the city that alleged discrimination in police hiring and promotion.
In the motion it filed Monday, the FOP said it had been informed that city officials have routinely destroyed promotional test mate rials shortly after the exams were scored, denying FOP members the right to review the test materials and challenge possible violations of the examination process.
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