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Police chief backs candidate for full‑time hire; council motion to hire fails for lack of second
Summary
Police Chief David Pernice recommended hiring Kenneth Fye as a full‑time officer based on civil service certification, but a motion to hire failed for lack of a second and the council will revisit the matter at a future meeting.
Police Chief David Pernice told the Union City Borough Council on July 9 that the Civil Service Commission provided a certified list with only one candidate meeting testing and background requirements and recommended hiring Kenneth Fye as a full‑time officer.
"The Chief recommends hiring Kenneth Fye as a full‑time officer," the minutes record. Councilor Steadman moved to hire Fye, but the motion failed for lack of a second and thus died; the council agreed to revisit the hire at a future meeting. Later in the meeting Chief Pernice asked why the motion had died so he could inform the applicant; no explanation was recorded in the minutes.
The Civil Service Commission’s certified list and the commission’s recommendation were presented officially to council; the minutes do not record any vote counts or stated objections during the initial motion. The council did not take further action that evening on full‑time police staffing.
