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PERSONNEL BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF DECEMBER 9, 1991 MASHPEE TOWN HALL The following Personnel Board members were present for tonight ' s meeting : Chairman Robert W. Sullivan, C. Ben Lofchie, Leo Turo, Jane Stockbridge and Rita Sousa. Chairman Sullivan convened the meeting at 6 : 05 p . m . The Personnel Board, along with the assistance of Police Sergeant Ethier, interviewed the following candidates for the position of Special Police Officer: Ralph Mahoney, Christopher Mason, Anthony Spagone, Howard Kelley, David Cody, Tim O ' Brien, and Scott Kessell . Chairman Sullivan had each candidate review the job description, advised them of the hourly rate of $ 10 . 66 and told them that the hours of the position would fluctuate and that the position was part-time year-round with no benefits . Each candidate ' s background was reviewed and questions were asked by the interviewing panel as to why they chose law enforcement as a career, what one needs to make a good police officer, to define what the spirit of the law and the letter of the law and what is selective law enforcement . At the conclusion of the interview process, the Personnel Assistant collected rating sheets of the panelists in order to tally the points . NOTE: The oral interview was the second part of the hiring process of an entry-level Special Police Officer. The written examination was administered on March 31 , 1990 . Ten candidates were contacted for the oral interviews -- seven of which responded . REJECTION LETTERS Ben Lofchie brought the subject of rejection letters before the Board to request them to change the policy of sending rejection letters to all applicants . He commented that there are several applications being received for each position advertised and also, in light of the budget situation, the town could save on postage . Also, in light of the busy schedule of the Personnel Assistant, Ben commented that the Assistant should not be expected to send rejection letters to all candidates who apply for a position; however, just to those interviewed by the Board . Rita Sousa said that she could obtain samples of a postcard which would allow one to acknowledge receipt of an application which would help cut down on the telephone calls . After some additional discussion on the matter, Chairman Sullivan felt that Board should let the Personnel Assistant decide what she wants to do . The Personnel Assistant said that she would like to look at some postcard samples; however, she felt she had a good rejection letter .