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Council delays police hire, approves retroactive appointment of code enforcement officer
Summary
Council declined to move forward with the full-time hire of a police candidate for lack of a second and retroactively appointed Mark Zigler as code enforcement officer despite one councilor's objection about residency.
Union City Borough Council on July 9 did not adopt a motion to hire a recommended police candidate but approved a retroactive appointment for a code enforcement officer.
Police Chief David Pernice recommended hiring Kenneth Fye as a full-time police officer, saying Fye passed civil service testing and background checks. The Civil Service Commission provided a certified list with only one qualified candidate. A motion to hire Fye (mover: Councilor Steadman) was made but failed for lack of a second and thus died; chief Pernice later asked council members for clarity so he could inform the applicant.
Separately, the Personnel Committee recommended Mark Zigler for Code Enforcement Officer. Councilor Osborn moved and Councilor Joyce seconded a retroactive appointment; Councilor Uber objected, saying Zigler should reside in the borough, but the motion carried.
The meeting record does not show an approved start date for Zigler’s duties beyond a July 12 training notation and a July 29 date when actual work could begin, and it does not specify whether the police hiring question will be reconsidered at the next meeting.
