AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Republican Gov. Paul LePage wants to have the final say on all state department hiring decisions.
LePage said in a memo to cabinet members on Wednesday that his office will review all vacant and newly created state positons, “regardless of the funding source.” LePage says he will personally sign off on all hiring decisions until that review is completed.
The memo was first reported Thursday by WMTW-TV.
LePage wants each of the departments to submit a “hiring justification form” that must be approved before any positions are posted or employment offers are made.
His spokeswoman notes that the form doesn’t ask for the potential employee’s name, but requires an explanation for the need for the position and alternatives that could be considered to accomplish the agency’s mission without additional hiring.
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