Applications accepted online through April 27
Persons interested in signing up for the April 28 Police Recruit exam have an extra week to do it online. Until noon Friday April 27, applications may be filed online at
www.cincinnati-oh.gov by clicking on the Features section and following the step-by-step instructions. The written exam -- the first step in the selection process for police recruits -- will be held April 28 at the Duke Convention Center, 525 Elm Street, and there are several ways to apply:
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In person at the City of Cincinnati’s Human Resources Department, Two Centennial Plaza, Suite 200 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday until April 20;
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In person at the Police Department’s Recruiting Office in the Spinney Field Complex, 800 Evans Street, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday until April 20;
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Online at
www.cincinnati-oh.gov until noon April 27. Those without internet access may go to the Recruiting Office at 800 Evans Street during business hours, where online applications can be processed until the deadline.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or in the process of applying for citizenship. They must have a high school diploma or equivalent (although college education is preferred). They must be 21 years old by the date of appointment as a police recruit. They must reside within Hamilton County by the date of appointment as a police recruit and remain a Hamilton County resident for the duration of their employment. They must have a driver’s license that has been valid for at least one year.
The Police Department offers a liberal employee benefit package including medical, dental and vision insurance coverage; pension plan; college credit for Police Academy training; and tuition reimbursement. Honorably discharged military veterans receive an additional five points on the civil service test score for police recruit. Disabled veterans receive ten points on the test.
More information is available by calling the Police Recruiting Office at 513-352-2971.
