WILTON — The town is accepting resumes for a new part-time code enforcement officer after Paul Montague chose to resign from that portion of his job.
Montague will continue working 24 hours per week as a part-time counter person at the town office, Town Manager Rhonda Irish said.
Resumes for the Code Enforcement/Licensed Plumbing Inspector position should be submitted by July 12, she said.
Years ago, the two part-time positions, code enforcement officer and counter person, were combined, providing a full-time (37 hour) position with benefits, Irish said.
Now that Montague wants to resign from just code enforcement, the two positions have become part-time again with no benefits.
The town will save some money, mostly from the benefit package, but will have to get used to code enforcement only being available one day a week, she said. Montague will provide backup for some smaller code enforcement issues, she added.
The code enforcement officer is also involved with the town’s Planning Board. A description of the position is available at the town office or online at www.wiltonmaine.org under “town government.”
Montague started working part-time for the town in 2005. He became full-time with the melding of the two positions in 2006, she said.
Montague said he chose to resign partially because he’s not happy with the Maine Unified Building Code and can’t agree with it. He’s also involved with the care of a parent.
The Montagues moved here when his wife, Edna, became Director of the Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center at the University of Maine at Farmington.
Previously, he worked as a shellfish constable in Cape Cod for one of largest shellfish hatcheries on the East Coast, he said.
He then worked in Yarmouth and Falmouth.
Montague became involved in Code Enforcement because of his law enforcement experience, especially in regard to enforcing environmental law, he said.
Now, he’ll continue registering cars and dogs, he said.
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