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Gray The Police Department is the only department that has been fair <br />towards their hiring. Why can the Police Department hire black <br />people and the Fire Department and the rest of them can not. The <br />Chief of Police has done a great job in his hiring practices, and it <br />seems like our Fire Chief has a problem hiring. It is always been an <br />excuse about something, and if you look at the Fire Department, you <br />will find that the Fire Department does not hire people from Lamar <br />County. I do believe that most the Fire Chief's people comes from <br />out of town which is the Volunteer Fire Departments in that area. <br />Haynes We have a lot of people that take the test from outside of Paris. <br />Gray Yes they do. <br />Haynes We have a lot of people because we advertise outside of Lamar <br />County. <br />Gray I am saying that there should be another method of doing what you <br />are doing because the Police Department can have a good record <br />of hiring and the Fire Department Chief does not take the time to <br />hire black people. I don't even believe that he put an effort to do it. <br />Haynes Well. <br />Gray And it is really an embarrassment. <br />Haynes Let me tell you what we do now in the way of recruiting for <br />candidates that take the fire test and the police test. <br />Gray Let's talk about the fire. The Police Department is doing a great job. <br />Bell It is the same process. <br />Haynes Same process. <br />Malone It is exactly the same process and if minorities do not sign up and <br />take the test, they will not be in the running to get the job. So, the <br />fire chief and the committee at the fire department can't hire a <br />minority unless one takes the test. <br />