An Akron Police lieutenant is taking the City of Akron to court in order to stop a Nov. 19 captain’s promotional examination the city is not allowing him to take. He alleges the city’s decision is based on a policy that is disproportionately applied to minority candidates.
The complaint was filed in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas on Friday. By Tuesday evening — the day before the scheduled examination — the court docket indicateds a judge has not yet weighed in.
Lt. Michael Murphy was one of seven lieutenants who applied to take the promotional examination that the city scheduled in anticipation of four captain positions opening up in the next two years. Murphy, who is Black, was the only candidate whose application to take the exam was rejected. That means, without court intervention, he will not be eligible to be considered for captain positions when the vacancies begin opening up…