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Parkersburg Police Chief Joe Martin discusses a proposed internship program for the department during a Parkersburg City Council Personnel Committee meeting Tuesday at the Municipal Building. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
PARKERSBURG An ordinance establishing an internship program for the Parkersburg Police Department was referred to Parkersburg City Council on Tuesday by its Personnel Committee.
If approved by council at its Jan. 26 and Feb. 9 meetings, the ordinance would create four intern positions that pay $10 an hour with no benefits. Mayor Tom Joyce and Police Chief Joe Martin said the program would engage and train candidates who passed the written and agility tests for the department and completed a background check but may not be ready to go to the academy and join the department.