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Arrigo wants to widen the candidate pool for police chief position Presents 2015 preliminary report sanctioned by former mayor By Sara Brown
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Olivia Harris grabs a selfie with Mariya Rashid, Samantha Cuellar and Douaa Elkawakivi to mark the first day of school at Lincoln Elementary Wednesday morning. See more photo highlights from the first day of school on page 13. (Advocate photo by Al Terminiello)
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ohn R. Correggio is proudly announcing his candidacy for Revere City Councilor. Correggio brings both experience and results to his announced bid. A retired Lieutenant and 32-year veteran of
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ayor Brian Arrigo wants to change the way the city hires its police chief and wants to go outside the city to do so. Currently, the city has to hire a police chief from internal candidates due to a city ordinance, and Arrigo believes that city ordinance is hindering the city from hiring the best candidate for the job. According to the mayor, Waltham is the only other city in the Commonwealth that has the same restriction as Revere. “We are constraining ourselves to a limited pool of candidates,” said Arrigo at the August 28 City Council meeting. “What we are saying is that our city is willing to set lower expectations.” Arrigo did not renew former Police Chief Joseph Cafarelli’s contract, which ended at the end of June – announcing Captain James Guido as the interim Police Chief of Revere beginning on July 1. Months ago, Arlington
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Police Chief Fred Ryan conducted an Assessment Center where four candidates within the department were evaluated. Arrigo said the candidates received mostly C’s and the highest score was a B+. The mayor hopes the council will agree to send his motion to the State Legislature to change the city ordinance, allowing him to seek candidates from outside the city. The meeting took on a change in tone as city councillors voiced their opposition to the motion. Throughout the summer, Arrigo stated he has received negative feedback when he revealed he was conducting an organizational review of the police department, including criticism from former Mayor Dan Rizzo and some city councillors. However, his administration recently discovered that the previous administration sanctioned a similar review in 2015 unbe-
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