Board clears conditional offers for eight police candidates; most will attend academy in July

The Lower Marian Board of Commissioners authorized the township manager on June 3 to make conditional offers of employment to eight probationary police candidates who completed testing and background checks.

Superintendent Block told the police committee the hiring process began with written and physical-agility testing followed by oral examinations and a background investigation. Block said all eight candidates had completed background checks and polygraph tests; seven do not yet hold Act 120 police-academy certification and, if hired, will attend the Montgomery County Police Academy class beginning July 6, 2026. One candidate already holds Act 120 certification and is serving in another municipality.

The committee voted to send the authorization to the full board, which recorded the referral's adoption by unanimous show-of-hands vote at the special session. Board members praised recruiting efforts and said the township had recently used signing bonuses and outreach measures to increase applicant pools. No public comment was recorded on the referral at the special board meeting.