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Town narrows fire‑chief and police candidate pools, in‑person interviews planned

Town Board / Trustees · November 6, 2024
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Summary

Administrator Adam told trustees the town received 20 fire‑chief applications and is moving five candidates to digital interviews; police recruitment produced 38 applicants with four finalists to be interviewed in person.

Adam, the county administrator, updated the board on personnel recruiting for public safety positions.

He said the town received 20 applications for fire chief and the hiring panel is narrowing the field to a top five for digital interviews. “We received, 20 applications for the position of fire chief,” Adam said.

On policing, Adam recalled the town ran interviews for the top 10 candidates out of 38 total and now has four finalists who will be invited for in‑person interviews in Hochatown. He said the in‑person interviews should take place through the remainder of November and the panel is hopeful a hiring recommendation will be ready by the end of the month.

The board did not vote on any appointments during the report; next steps are continued screening and scheduled interviews, leading to a future recommendation to the board.