But the city administration is developing specifications to insure quality in the selection of appointees, according to Koch aides.

Yesterday, Mr. Crispino denied meeting with Koch aides on the bill.

If the inmates were permitted to enter the military, the Mayor's plan calls for them to be sent as soliders to Korea or West Germany, a Koch aide said.

A longtime Koch aide who began as a teen-age volunteer, Mr. Botnick still occasionally shows up in the mayoral entourage.

Many of the former Koch aides vehemently deny any interest in returning to government.

Koch Aide's Testimony When a former Koch aide was allowed to resign, the city had documents that appeared to conflict with testimony he had given.

At week's end, there was a sense of relief among some Koch aides that the Mayor, in making his case before the commission, had at least contained the damage.

Koch aides said they did not know if the two clergymen had been invited to attend.

"We have to define Giuliani right now," said Mr. Mandelker, the Koch aide.

This could prove significant because Koch aides have said the Mayor was planning an independent as well as Democratic candidacy.