FULL-TIME POLICE & FIRE DISPATCH

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CITY OF MACEDONIA, OHIOCIVIL SERVICE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONFULL-TIME POLICE & FIRE DISPATCHAccrued time transfers for laterals with Police & Fire dispatch experiencePLEASE READ CAREFULLYApplications Available: Macedonia City Center, 9691 Valley View Road & City's website: -resourcesMUST SUBMIT COMPLETED, NOTARIZED CIVIL SERVICE APPLICATION (not the general employment application)Open Period for Accepting Applications:Completed, notarized applications accepted via e-mail, mail, or hand-delivery no sooner than Friday, August 21, 2026through Thursday, October 8, 2026. No application or scores will be accepted after 2:00pm on October 8, 2026. Falsification of any part of an application will result in immediate disqualification. Completed applications, whether e-mailed, mailed, or hand-delivered by applicant or applicant's representative must be received not later than 2:00pm, on Thursday, October 8, 2026. E-mail applications to : Operating radio, answering and transmitting emergency (911) and non-emergency calls for Macedonia and several other communities for police, fire and rescue calls and computer data entry (CAD). Applicants must be willing to work shifts, weekends and holidays. (Shift differential: 2pm -10pm = $1.00; 10pm-6am=$1.50)Salary Range: subject to collective bargaining agreement, currently $29.84-$36.14/hour, depending on prior comparable police & fire dispatch experience. Other benefits: hospitalization, dental & vision insurance, prescription coverage, 80 hours of vacation time after one year, 15 sick days per year, 14 holidays per year, uniform allowance, and multi-jurisdictional bonus $2,000. Accrued time may be transferred.Written Exam: Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 6:30pm, Macedonia City Center, Fire Department Training Room, lower level, 9691 Valley View Road, Macedonia, OH 44056. Use main entrance and take elevator down to lower level. Photo ID required.Additional Credit with passing grade of 70%: Five (5) points for a minimum of one-year police & fire dispatching experience; five (5) points for military service (must provide DD 214 stating honorable discharge on or before date of written exam to receive credit).Final review and certification of the eligibility list is at the sole discretion of the Macedonia Civil Service Commission.Eligible candidate(s) are required to take and pass psychological & polygraph tests. Other tests include drug screening (periodic drug screening during employment required), background check, and personal interview with the appointing authority. Eligible candidate(s) required to be a non-smoker and remain a non-smoker for duration of employment. By order of the Macedonia Civil Service Commission, Mike Hawkins, Chairman / Equal Opportunity EmployerQuestions, please call

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CITY OF MACEDONIA, OHIOCIVIL SERVICE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONFULL-TIME POLICE & FIRE DISPATCHAccrued time transfers for laterals with Police & Fire dispatch experiencePLEASE READ CAREFULLYApplications Available: Macedonia City Center, 9691 Valley View Road & City's website: -resourcesMUST SUBMIT COMPLETED, NOTARIZED CIVIL SERVICE APPLICATION (not the general employment application)Open Period for Accepting Applications:Completed, notarized applications accepted via e-mail, mail, or hand-delivery no sooner than Friday, August 21, 2026through Thursday, October 8, 2026. No application or scores will be accepted after 2:00pm on October 8, 2026. Falsification of any part of an application will result in immediate disqualification. Completed applications, whether e-mailed, mailed, or hand-delivered by applicant or applicant's representative must be received not later than 2:00pm, on Thursday, October 8, 2026. E-mail applications to : Operating radio, answering and transmitting emergency (911) and non-emergency calls for Macedonia and several other communities for police, fire and rescue calls and computer data entry (CAD). Applicants must be willing to work shifts, weekends and holidays. (Shift differential: 2pm -10pm = $1.00; 10pm-6am=$1.50)Salary Range: subject to collective bargaining agreement, currently $29.84-$36.14/hour, depending on prior comparable police & fire dispatch experience. Other benefits: hospitalization, dental & vision insurance, prescription coverage, 80 hours of vacation time after one year, 15 sick days per year, 14 holidays per year, uniform allowance, and multi-jurisdictional bonus $2,000. Accrued time may be transferred.Written Exam: Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 6:30pm, Macedonia City Center, Fire Department Training Room, lower level, 9691 Valley View Road, Macedonia, OH 44056. Use main entrance and take elevator down to lower level. Photo ID required.Additional Credit with passing grade of 70%: Five (5) points for a minimum of one-year police & fire dispatching experience; five (5) points for military service (must provide DD 214 stating honorable discharge on or before date of written exam to receive credit).Final review and certification of the eligibility list is at the sole discretion of the Macedonia Civil Service Commission.Eligible candidate(s) are required to take and pass psychological & polygraph tests. Other tests include drug screening (periodic drug screening during employment required), background check, and personal interview with the appointing authority. Eligible candidate(s) required to be a non-smoker and remain a non-smoker for duration of employment. By order of the Macedonia Civil Service Commission, Mike Hawkins, Chairman / Equal Opportunity EmployerQuestions, please call