CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WSYX) — The Circleville City Council is bringing in resources to “clean house” at the police department. This comes as the saga continues as two more officers were recently dismissed for misconduct.

These shootings come just months after the city lost its police chief, deputy police chief, security chief and K-9 officer.

All of these moves were city payoffs except for the former safety director.

During this week’s council meeting, it was announced that a former chief of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was hired to help clean things up.

Tuesday night, the council presented Paul Pride.

Pride lives in Baltimore, Ohio. He is a 7-year Navy veteran and spent 20 years as a commanding officer and more for OSHP.

He shared his improvement plan for the department, saying the recent shootings are an opportunity to start with a clean slate.

“I think the toxicity is gone, and I think you have a clean slate,” Pride told the City Council.

Pride, a decorated former officer, was brought in by the City Council to clean up the house of the Circleville Police Department.

Pride spoke for over an hour Tuesday night listing things he believes the department can improve, such as training and accountability.

“Training has been neglected in your police department. The average length of service for the officers over there is two years. They are very young, which can be a blessing and a curse at the same time. When I ask a certain question, make the deer look in the headlights because they don’t know what I’m talking about, and this is not their fault.

First on his list was to find out where the department stood. Pride says day-to-day operations are nowhere near SOP.

“How do you know what to do every day when you come in? How do you know what needs to be done? Who needs to do it? And how do you know how often? It’s a follow-up system. One of them does that isn’t in your police department .”

Pride said the work has already begun, and not just with officers.

He said improvements in the building are also a priority, which he says he attributes to a better work environment.

The current security director, Robert Ware, says he feels Pride is the man for the job.

“I want the public to know that I am committed to removing anyone who does wrong. They have a right to have a leading police agency here, and that’s why I’m here to build one,” Ware said.