Police & Fire Dispatch

CITY OF MACEDONIA, OHIO
CIVIL SERVICE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
FULL-TIME POLICE & FIRE DISPATCH
Accrued time transfers for laterals with Police & Fire dispatch experience

Duties
:
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 .

Additional Credit with passing grade of 70%:
Five (5) points for 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 Employer
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