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Motion to hire full-time officer dies for lack of second; chief seeks clarity
Summary
A motion to hire Kenneth Fye as a full-time Union City police officer died for lack of a second; the police chief said Fye passed civil service testing and background checks and asked councilors for guidance on how to proceed.
Council considered the Civil Service Commission’s certified list and a recommendation to hire Kenneth Fye as a full-time police officer, but a motion to appoint him failed for lack of a second and will be revisited at a future meeting. The Civil Service Commission reported only one candidate met testing and background requirements and recommended the hire.
Police Chief David Pernice told council that Fye had passed civil service testing and background checks and that the chief had “nothing but good comments” about the candidate. After the motion failed, Chief Pernice asked councilors for clarification on how to inform the applicant why the hiring action stalled.
Council did not record a formal vote because the motion lacked a second; the matter remains open for future consideration by the council.
