Lynch v. Tiffenbach

The appellant and two Mentor police lieutenants took a written promotion examination for the position of Mentor police captain. The appellant was the only candidate to obtain the minimum passing percentage of seventy percent.

Pursuant to Mentor Ordinance Section 33.45, the appellant was ordered to submit to an oral examination. The Mentor Civil Service Commission retained the services of a testing consulting firm specializing in the structuring of these types of examinations.

The appellant’s examination consisted of questions designed to test his reasoning, judgment and ability to apply his…