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Police chief says new hire unreachable, council agrees to search for one part‑time officer
Summary
Police Chief David Pernice told council the candidate approved at the prior meeting has not responded to contact attempts and he plans to use the Civil Service consortium list (32 candidates) and oral exams; council agreed to pursue one part‑time hire.
Police Chief David Pernice updated the Borough Council on recruitment for a recently approved candidate, saying he had “tried to make contact but has had no luck” and now assumes the candidate is no longer interested. He told council he will reach out to the Civil Service consortium—there are 32 candidates on the list—and set up oral examinations with the Civil Service Commission.
Pernice said his longer‑term plan remains to staff two part‑time officers but that only one part‑time position had been approved by council; members agreed to continue the search to fill one vacancy. No vote on additional funding or positions occurred at the meeting.
