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| Lawmakers may restructure Maine's Department of Corrections |
| By pressherald.com- Scott Dolan |
| Published: 01/22/2014 |
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Legislators on Wednesday will consider a proposal to restructure the top administration within the Department of Corrections, giving the commissioner the authority to pick a deputy commissioner and creating a clearer chain of command. The bill, introduced by Rep. Mark Dion, D-Portland, would eliminate one of the department’s three existing associate commissioner positions and add the deputy commissioner post, which would be exempt from the state’s civil service testing and qualification process. Associate Commissioner Jody Breton, who plans to testify in support of the bill before the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Wednesday morning, said Commissioner Joseph Ponte sought the change to make the management structure of the Department of Corrections more like that of other states and to establish a second in command. “We’re looking for the flexibility of the next commissioners to be able to put in who they want in that top position,” Breton said. Read More. |
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