Town of Warwick
Selectboard
January 31, 2011
			Minutes
Members present: Dawn Magi, Patricia Lemon, Nick Arguimbau 
Others present: Town Coordinator David Young, Town Secretary Rosa
Fratangelo Calcari, Nancy Kilhart, Jon Calcari

I.   Call to Order 
Chair Arguimbau called the meeting to order at 1:40 p.m. in the Town Hall.
II. Presentations and Discussions
Preparation for Police Chief Interviews -- Magi drafted and Young
finalized a list of questions from the Board to ask each candidate.
There was a consensus of the Board that Magi will ask the questions, and
Arguimbau and Lemon will ask any follow-up questions that occur to them.
A scoring system was devised to rank the candidates, and additional
questions were added. Young reminded the Board that current Police Chief
Brian Peters retires this Friday, and that it would be best to appoint
someone today.
Unpaved Road Closings -- Young said that Highway Superintendent Tim
Kilhart would like the Board to vote on the annual closing of unpaved
roads to heavy vehicles.
Lemon MOVED that for the duration of snow, or until further notice,
Highway Superintendent Kilhart be empowered to close dirt roads in Town
to vehicles weighing five (5) tons or more at his discretion. Magi
SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of   3-0-0.
Interview with Police Chief candidate Adam Holloway -- Officer Holloway
arrived at 1:55 pm. He said that he has been a police officer for a year
and a half, in addition to being a firefighter since he was seventeen.
He has lived in Warwick for three years and intends to liver here for a
long time, as he likes the small town aspects of our town. Holloway said
that he wanted to bring the "protect and serve" aspect of police work to
the community. He presented the Board with a list of his short, medium
and long-term goals for the Police Department should he be the next
Police Chief. Holloway said that his first priority would be to meet
with all the officers and go over everything with them. He said that he
foresaw no quick changes during the acclimation period of a leadership
role as he identified the strengths and weaknesses of the officers.
Holloway said that he is a proponent of community policing, and favors
communication with the younger generation, especially teenagers. He said
that his greatest strength is his ability to learn and apply what he
learns to his work. The interview lasted approximately forty-two
minutes.
4.	Interview with Police Chief candidate David Shoemaker -- Just
prior to the interview, Young presented the Board with one Email
correspondence and two letters of recommendation for David Shoemaker.
Officer Shoemaker's interview began at 2:48 pm. Shoemaker said that he
joined the Warwick Police Department in 2002, and that he has trained
every new officer since then. He is also the Officer in Charge when
Chief Peters is not in town, and the first ever Lieutenant in the New
Salem Police Department. Shoemaker said that he has a great passion for
helping out and educating the public. He identified his first priority
as sitting down with the officers to discuss their concerns. Shoemaker
said that he wants to institute more formalized training for the
officers and himself. He said that since the Police Department works for
the Town, he believes in community caretaking and the need to be open,
approachable and have the wherewithal to answer questions from the
public. Shoemaker said that his greatest strength is that he is
passionate about his job and its challenges, including his ability to
educate the officers and the public. He said that he would like to see
more outreach to schools, recreation for kids and adults, a citizen
police academy, and have more community ride-alongs. The interview ended
at 3:30 pm.
5.	Deliberation and Appointment of Police Chief -- The Board
discussed the interviews, and noted that everyone was very impressed
with both candidates. Lemon MOVED to appoint David Shoemaker Chief of
Police for the Town of Warwick effective February 4, 2011, pending his
acceptance of the position. Magi SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of
3-0-0.
	Young presented the Board with a draft letter for Adam Holloway.
	Each Board member made some changes to the draft, which everyone
	wanted to be written in a manner that would convey how impressed the
	Board was Holloway in his interview. Magi then typed up a final
	draft.
Lemon MOVED to approve the letter to Adam Holloway and authorize Chair
Arguimbau to sign it. Arguimbau SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of
3-0-0.
	Arguimbau reached David Shoemaker by telephone to inform him of the
	Board's decision. He was unable to reach Adam Holloway directly, and
	had to leave a voicemail message.
III. 	Adjournment
At 4:03 pm, Lemon MOVED to adjourn the meeting. Arguimbau SECONDED.
Motion carried by a vote of 3-0-0.
Minutes taken by Rosa Fratangelo Calcari