New
Hartford delays choice on police chief
Town may look at more candidates
By
ELIZABETH COOPER Posted May 26,
2010 @ 10:21 PM NEW
Town officials didn’t name a provisional
police chief at the Town Board meeting Wednesday evening. Instead, they announced they would postpone
their decision until the next board meeting, which isn't until June 16. “The board talked about it and decided for a
position like this we should look at more than four applicants,” Town
Supervisor Patrick Tyksinski said after the meeting. The provisional chief would serve from
mid-June until March 2011, when the civil service exam for the chief’s job
could be administered. Town officials have said they would like the person who
they appoint provisional chief to be the next chief. Whoever is hired would replace longtime New
Hartford Police Chief Raymond Philo, who retired in March. The board interviewed three applicants last
week and a fourth just prior to the board meeting Wednesday. Board members said, however, that some other
candidates had expressed interest in the position after the original deadline
passed and they wanted to extend the deadline to June 2. Board members said the applicants interviewed
so far had been very good and one of them still could be hired. “I think the board’s decision was we wanted
to make sure we have a large enough pool to pick from,” board member
David Reynolds said. |