The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29

si3eTSO1lS W1lO III I1lc past AId\ the Mayor and his adminiStre
 To Begin Inspection e- Even before the questionnaires sr are distributed, Mayor Hayes will 2 begin his inspections of various City Hall offices and city departments.
 He said he planned to start tomor-
 row, and was prepared to begin
 putting his plan into operation at N that time.
 g Mayor Hayes said he could not emphasize strongly enough the com
 pletely non-partiSan nature that < the city government will have when -his plan has been placed in opera etiDn. Party allegiance will definitely not be one of the factors in the hir- ing of employees who will be paid by ' the city.
 = Though it is purely speculative, it is believed that at least two or three szfmportant changes in ranking off, ~cials of some city departments will sbe announced within few weeks SeThe wedding -out process in lower @ranking positions will begin, how ever, before that time. Department heads and officials who can show means of increasing efficiency in Their departments will be given chance to produce. If they fail to do so, they will find their places given to others who can.
 Police, Fire Shifts
 Wholesale shifts in the Police and Fire Departments are listed for early Action by the mayor Policemen and sAremen whose ages interfere with ,-eflcient performance of their duties !rwill be retired; offers and members .,,sof the departments who have been lax in their duties will be dismissed This will mean the elimination of ofHcers in both departments, and their places will be taken by men whose service records show they are entitled to advancement. A Deputy Chief of the Fire Department will be appointed. This post is now va lFcant.
 ve~ New Police, Fire Finder [ New men will be appointed to the fPOlice and Fire Departments to take tho places of those who are retired For dismissed. The Police Superin- stendent and the Chief of the Fire ADepartment will be instructed to en- E3orce rigid discipline every day of frthe year. Members of the two de- nartments must perform their lsiuties faithfully and well, or look for employment elsewhere. The per- sonnel of the Detective Bureau of the Police Department will probably be changed greatly. Other police Ebllreaus will likewise be changed, carrying through the reforms which 1 were begun last year by Police Sup eFintendent William J. Roach. Num- 1 erous firemen will be shifted from their present stations to new ones, and aplan calling for periodic | changes of stations on the part of l fxemen may be adopted. All mem bers of the Police, Fire and Street Departments are to be subjected to physical examinations.
 1 sr Outgrown Usefulness
 In the School Department, like wise, men and women who have out grown their usefulness to the city will be retired. This includes teach CTS, office employees and mainten- aaace workers. Teachers whose work is, not found up to required stand ards will not be reappointed for the 1ext school year.
 Education Expert
 ..Ihe mayor is considering asking for an appropriation to provide for the hiring of a nationally known education exeprt to come to this city to make a survey of the School De- partment and to recommend what ever changes he sees fit. He will be given 8 free hand in his survey, and will be asked to recommend specific steps toward improvement in the local school system.
 I'm the Street and Water depart ments, some of the most drastic changes will be made. Every em- ploye, from officials at the city yards to the 1aborer with pick and shovel, must prove his worth to the city or lose his job. An age requirement. will be set and adhered to. This de- uartment may also be made the basis 0e Q survey by an expert.
 ..s Park Dept. Personnel
 @gT1he personnel of the Park Depart xiaent will also be changed. The Health Department and the Well fare Department will be carefully Gtudied, and whatever changes are found necessary will be made. All ether city departments will likewise be studied, and employees whose work is found faulty will be discharged.
 The shifts will also extend to the City Hall, with employees in every single office in the building required