Each village shall have a marshal, designated chief of police, appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the legislative authority of the village, who need not be a resident of the village at the time of appointment but shall become a resident thereof within six months after appointment by the mayor and confirmation by the legislative authority unless such residence requirement is waived by ordinance, and who shall continue in office until removed therefrom as provided by section 737.171 of the Revised Code.
No person shall receive an appointment under this section after January 1, 1970, unless, not more than sixty days prior to receiving such appointment, the person has passed a physical examination, given by a licensed physician, a physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife, showing that the person meets the physical requirements necessary to perform the duties of village marshal as established by the legislative authority of the village. The appointing authority shall, prior to making any such appointment, file with the Ohio police and fire pension fund a copy of the report or findings of said licensed physician, physician assistant, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, or certified nurse-midwife. The professional fee for such physical examination shall be paid for by such legislative authority.
Notes of Decisions
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cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1958–2023 · leading case: Ward v. Vill. of Monroeville, 409 U.S. 57 (1972).
Ward v. Vill. of Monroeville, 409 U.S. 57 (1972). · cites it 2ד" Moreover, Monroeville's Chief of Police, appointed by the Mayor, Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 737.15 (Supp. 1971), testified that it was his regular practice to charge suspects under a village ordinance, rather than a state statute, whenever a choice existed.”
Harvey v. Brumback, Mayor, 177 N.E.2d 70 (Ohio Ct. App. 1960). · cites it 7ד” Section 737.15, Revised Code. The following general law, however, must be used in connection with the above statute: “All appointments made under Sections 737.”
State v. Byomin, 154 N.E.2d 823 (Ohio Ct. App. 1958). · cites it 6דSection 737.15, Revised Code, in its pertinent part, reads as follows: “Each village shall have a marshal, designated chief of police, appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the legislative authority of the village, who is an elector thereof * # # 9 Section 737.”
Haven v. Lodi, 2022 Ohio 3957 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “See R.C. 737.15 to R.C. 737.171, R.C. 737.19.”
Dillingham v. Vill. of Woodlawn, 619 N.E.2d 1152 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). “17 provides in pertinent part: “All appointments made under Sections 737.15 and 737.16 * * * shall be for a probationary period of six months’ continuous service, and none shall be finally made until the appointee has satisfactorily served his probationary period.”
Golem v. Vill. of Put-In-Bay, 222 F. Supp. 2d 924 (N.D. Ohio 2002). “16 of the Revised Code [the provisions for appointment of village marshals, deputy marshals, police officers, night guards, and special police officers] shall be for a probationary period of six months’ continuous service, and none shall be finally made until the appointee has…”
State Ex Rel. Sullivan v. Vill. of Middleburg Heights, 174 N.E.2d 777 (Ohio Ct. App. 1961). · cites it 27דSection 2, Article XVIII of the Constitution of Ohio provides : “General laws shall be passed to provide for the incorporation and government of cities and villages; * * *” The Legislature of Ohio has provided for a police department of a village in Section 737.15 et seq.,…”
Vajner v. Orange, 191 N.E.2d 843 (Ohio Ct. App. 1963). · cites it 2דAn appeal thereupon was made to the Court of Common Pleas under favor of Section 737.15, Revised Code, pertinent parts of which read: “In case of the removal of a marshal or chief of police of a village an appeal may be had from the decision of the legislative authority to the…”
Golem v. Put-In-Bay, 761 N.E.2d 43 (Ohio 2002). · cites it 5דDoes a Manual giving probationary police officers greater procedural rights than those already afforded under R.C. § 737.15, et seq., impair the authority of the Mayor under R.”
Bowman v. S. Vienna, 2021 Ohio 4587 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2דThe statute goes on to give guidance on what the hiring process looks like. Relevant to this case, R.”
Cummins v. Minster, 2015 Ohio 4129 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). “R.C. 737.15. The language “appeal on questions of law and fact”, as used in the Revised Code, unless a context requires a different meaning, “means a rehearing and retrial of a cause upon the law and the facts.”
Reed v. Vill. of Wilmot (N.D. Ohio 2019). · cites it 4ד” A village police chief is appointed pursuant to R.C. 737.15, which provides that each village shall have a “marshal, designated chief of police, appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the legislative authority of the village.”
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