PARIS — The Board of Selectmen is set to discuss the process of hiring an interim police chief Monday after the resignation of current interim Chief Michael Dailey.

The board will also consider whether to add to the June town meeting budget a proposal to replace Paris Police Department coverage with coverage from the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. At the most recent meeting, Selectman Gerald Kilgore revealed that he’d mistakenly voted not to add the item to the town warrant, when he’d meant to vote the opposite way.

If the board votes to reverse the 4-1 vote, residents will have a chance to vote in June on whether to disband the Paris Police Department and opt for cheaper coverage from the Sheriff’s Office.

At the March 25 meeting of the Paris Board of Selectmen, Town Manager Amy Bernard announced she had accepted the resignation of Dailey, who had taken a job with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. His last day is set for April 26, at which point the board plans to have a replacement in place.

The land use ordinance, drafted by the Land Use Advisory Committee, will also be discussed Monday. The committee was formed in May 2011 to develop the ordinance, which was recommended in the 2007 Paris Comprehensive Plan.

The board will also discuss appointing a new code enforcement officer and hear updates on the town’s appointment of an independent bookkeeper and the sale of the old Pine Street fire station.

The meeting is set for 7 p.m. at the Paris Town Office.

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