SOUTHWICK – The interview process for the hiring of a new Southwick Police Lieutenant will start on Tuesday night during the Select Board meeting.
Southwick Police Department. (WNG File Photo)
The candidates are Sgt. Det. Robert Landis and Sgt. Rhett Bannish. According to Select Board member Doug Moglin, he and fellow board members Russ Fox and Joe Deedy will each ask a number of questions to the two candidates.
Moglin doesn’t see this process taking too long as both Landis and Bannish were candidates for the Chief of Police position back in December.
“I think it’s going to be very, very, quick,” said Moglin.
In the job description that’s been created by the Select Board, qualified candidates must have eight years of law enforcement experience and at least three years of supervisory experience.
On January 2, Lt. Kevin Bishop was named the new Chief of Police, which then left a vacancy for the Lieutenant’s position. Chief David Ricardi is set to retire in June after serving as the Chief since 2013.
