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Police chief reports no contact with approved hire; council to search for one part‑time officer
Summary
Police Chief David Pernice told the Aug. 27 council he could not contact the candidate previously approved and will pursue other candidates from the hiring consortium; council agreed to search for one part‑time officer and the chief will coordinate Civil Service oral exams and written notices.
Police Chief David Pernice told the Union City Borough Council on Aug. 27 that he has been unable to reach the candidate who had been approved at the prior meeting and now assumes the person is no longer interested. The chief said he will reach back to the hiring consortium, which currently lists 32 candidates, and will check with the Civil Service Commission to set up oral examinations; he also said he will send out letters to candidates.
Pernice said his long-term objective is to hire two part‑time officers, although only one part‑time position had been approved by the council. After the chief’s update, councilors agreed to proceed with a search for one part‑time officer. No formal vote altering the department’s approved staffing levels was recorded at the meeting.
The council’s minutes do not record direct public comment on the police staffing item. Next procedural steps identified at the meeting include contacting the consortium candidates, coordinating with the Civil Service Commission on oral exams and processing any required written notices to candidates.
