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City staff recommend matching fire chief recruitment flexibility to police chief; item to go to council committee

5897250 · October 2, 2025
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Summary

Department of Employee Relations recommended the city replicate existing recruitment flexibility (range-based salary authority) used for the police chief for the fire chief, and clarified the Fire and Police Commission is the appointing authority; the change will be transmitted to the Common Council's Finance and Personnel Committee on Oct. 8.

Department of Employee Relations staff told the Fire and Police Commission on Oct. 2 that a request from Ald. Charlene Moore prompted a proposal to give the fire chief the same recruitment flexibility currently included for the police chief. Andrea Knickerbocker, representing the Department of Employee Relations,…

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