In her letter to the U.S. District Court for the NMI on Friday, CUC general counsel Deborah E. Fisher said while CUC was able to fill the position for technical manager for oil last year, he resigned effective Dec. 17, 2010.
CUC had 150 days to hire a new technical manager for oil or TMO.
Fisher said as of Jan. 31, 2011, the opening was advertised nationally on websites, in addition to advertisements on Saipan and Guam.
“CUC became concerned in March as its advertisements had only generated a small number of candidates, most of whom did not appear to be suitable for the position,” Fisher reported to the federal court.
The lawyer said CUC took action and hired a professional employment consultant.
“With the help of its consultant, CUC has been able to assemble a list of seven candidates, who CUC believes, meet the Stipulated Order Number One requirements for the TMO position,” Fisher said.
CUC provided a submission package of the candidates directly to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 13, 2011 for review.
The deadline was May 14, 2011.
Fisher said CUC had already interviewed the applicants.
She said “CUC believes this will speed the process so that once EPA has provided the successfully vetted candidates, CUC will be ready to move forward to final, in-person interviews and hiring. CUC will not make any offer until it has EPA’s vetted list.”
In Nov. 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice and the EPA signed and lodged two stipulated orders in federal court seeking to reform and bring into compliance CUC’s wastewater plants and collection systems, public drinking water systems, power plants and an oil transfer pipeline.
