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Council pauses fire‑chief appointment after questions about interview panel and background checks
Summary
The City Council removed a scheduled appointment of a new fire chief from the agenda on Aug. 25 after staff and the council discussed required interview panels and licensing/background-check requirements under state law.
The Hollywood Park City Council on Aug. 25 pulled a scheduled appointment of a new fire chief from the meeting agenda to address procedural steps required by the town’s hiring ordinance and state licensing rules.
Mayor Drash opened the item by saying he would remove it from the agenda and recommended either tabling the appointment or completing required steps first. He said, "I'm going to pull that from the agenda," and invited council direction. Councilors and staff then discussed the town ordinance that sets an interview panel and pre-interview background checks.
City staff said the ordinance envisioned a panel interview that included two…
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