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Safety Board approves replacing deputy chief role with civilian fire inspector, citing $103,000 in annual savings
Summary
Chief Van Gorder told the Safety Board the department will remove a deputy chief of fire prevention position, replace it with a civilian fire inspector and reduce merit positions to lower pension costs; the board approved the change and the savings were included in the 2026 budget plan.
The Zionsville Safety Board on Sept. 15 approved a departmental reorganization that replaces the vacant deputy chief of fire prevention position with a civilian fire inspector, a move Chief Van Gorder said will reduce the department’s long-term personnel costs by about $103,000 annually in the 2026 budget. "We would be removing the deputy chief of fire prevention position, meaning we would not fill this now vacant position. We would be replacing it with hiring a civilian fire…
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