Township Administrator Julie Vonderhaar wrote in Fruchey’s December 2016 evaluation that the chief has “presented a very welcoming and receptive attitude” and “that willingness still remains and is crucial to the successful operation of the township.”
Fruchey was hired in 2013 as police chief, a position he said he did not intend to stay in for very long when he was hired.
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In his April 2015 evaluation, interim administrator Ken Geis requested Fruchey “actively establish a mentoring program for your replacement” and wrote there was not “an established procedure for selecting the next chief.”
According to the Ohio checkbook, his salary for 2015 was $87,500.
“I believe that the success of the township is best served by training all personnel for the next assignment whenever possible,” Geis wrote. “This process of inclusion also helps employees feel engaged and important.”
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