(a) All police officers in the Village shall qualify with their duty sidearm on a certified firearms training course at least once every calendar year and with a minimum of 16 hours on a firearms training course.
(b) The police firearms training course shall be presented by a certified police firearms training instructor, certified by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Council.
The minimum passing score shall be eighty-eight percent (88%).
The results of the firearms training shall be documented and the records kept on file with the South Amherst Police Department with a copy submitted at least annually to the Council. A record shall be kept on all police officers as to their type of training, the course or courses fired, the dates of the training, the scores fired by each police officer, and scores should include the course fired. The records of this firearm training should contain the signature of the competitor, the range officer or instructor, and the Chief of Police or department head.
(Ord. 1731-22. Passed 5-23-22.)