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Police chief says approved new hire is unresponsive; council to pursue civil-service exams
Summary
Union City Police Chief David Pernice told councilors the candidate approved previously has not responded to contact attempts; he plans to seek candidates through the consortium and schedule Civil Service oral exams as the department aims to hire one part-time officer (ideally two).
Police Chief David Pernice told the Union City Borough Council on Aug. 27 that the candidate the council approved at a prior meeting has not responded to outreach and is presumed no longer interested.
Pernice said he has attempted contact without success and will reach back to the regional hiring consortium to identify other candidates. The chief said the department’s staffing goal remains two part-time officers but acknowledged that only one part-time position was approved by the borough. He also said he will work with the Civil Service Commission to set up oral exams and will send letters to prospective candidates.
Council accepted that direction and agreed to continue searching to fill the approved part-time position. The report was given as part of routine departmental updates and no formal motion or vote was recorded specific to hiring at this meeting.
Next steps recorded in the meeting minutes: the chief will contact the consortium, coordinate oral exams with the Civil Service Commission and continue outreach to applicants; no timetable for a hire was provided on the record.
