Sumner County hears committee plan to hire fire coordinator and centralize volunteer fire services data
Commissioners heard an ad hoc committee recommendation to create a county fire coordinator position (Phase 1) to centralize data, enable contracts with volunteer fire departments and open lending options; a motion to approve Phase 1 was made and seconded but the vote is not recorded in the provided transcript.
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County commissioners discussed a committee recommendation to establish a county fire coordinator and a three‑phase plan aimed at stabilizing volunteer fire departments. The proposal, described by the ad hoc committee and the chair as an initial administrative step, would place a full‑time coordinator in county government to collect operational and financial data, coordinate training and reporting, and prepare any later contracting framework with volunteer fire departments.
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