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Police chief: previously approved hire unresponsive; borough to pursue one part-time officer
Summary
Police Chief David Pernice said a previously approved candidate has not responded; he plans to reach out to the consortium (32 candidates), set up oral exams with the Civil Service Commission, and continue recruiting for one part-time officer.
Police Chief David Pernice updated council Aug. 27 that the candidate previously approved at an earlier meeting has not responded to attempts to contact him and the chief "is assuming he is no longer interested." He said he will reach out to the police consortium list, which currently contains 32 candidates, and will coordinate oral exams with the Civil Service Commission.
Pernice told council the department's preference remains to hire two part-time officers but only one position had been approved. Council agreed to continue searching for a single part-time officer and directed the chief to proceed with the Civil Service process and send out letters to candidates.
No dates for oral exams or a projected hire date were recorded in the minutes; the chief's update framed the matter as an operational recruitment task and council provided no additional policy direction during the meeting.
