MILFORD — A range committee plans to interview three consulting companies this week to assist deliver the city one step nearer to discovering a everlasting police chief.
The three consulting companies — Municipal Sources Inc., Badgequest Inc. and Public Security Consultants, LLC, — will interview with the 12-member Police Chief Choice Committee. The committee is chaired by Paul Mazzuchelli, who additionally serves as Choose Board chair.
“Police work has modified extra up to now two to a few years than within the earlier 50,” Mazzuchelli stated, in describing the complexity of the hiring a brand new chief. The chosen consulting agency may also determine strengths and weaknesses inside the division.
Mazzuchelli stated utilizing a consulting agency may also “take away the looks of a battle of curiosity.”
Beforehand, the committee regarded on the job description for police chief and made some “minor tweaks,” based on Mazzuchelli, who stated the committee solely modified a phrase or two in addition to added preferences to the job description, which embody bilingual means, particularly in Portuguese and/or Spanish and coaching in social work or psychological well being intervention.
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The choice committee despatched out requests for proposals in early March, with the proposals being due on April 6. The committee will then choose a consulting agency following interviews with the three companies inside the subsequent two weeks, based on Mazzuchelli.
Search committee has ‘various roster’
Mazzuchelli praised the search committee, saying that its 12 members come from all walks of life.
“I feel it is a various roster,” he stated, “They symbolize cross part of the city. They’re delicate to the hiring and interview course of, and so they mirror professionalism and integrity. They’re dedicated to the city of Milford.”
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The Police Division’s final everlasting chief was Michael Pighetti, who was initially appointed interim police chief in June 2019 after the contract of longtime Chief Thomas O’Loughlin — now a Choose Board member — was not renewed. Pighetti was named regardless of not having full police powers attributable to needing to retake the state’s police academy course on the time of appointment.
Pighetti was supplied a three-year contract by the Choose Board in 2020. Nevertheless, the Choose Board unanimously voted to fireside Pighetti after it was decided he breached his contract with the Police Division. In February 2021, Pighetti made a site visitors cease, which was one thing not allowed by his contract.
The division is at the moment overseen by interim Police Chief James Falvey.
Mazzuchelli stated he anticipates the choice committee will suggest a candidate for Choose Board approval by mid-September. The Police Chief Choice Committee meets each two weeks, with the following assembly scheduled for Thursday.
