Kentwood swears in two promoted fire officers

The Kentwood City Commission on Aug. 11 hosted oath ceremonies for two recently promoted fire officers. The fire chief introduced Captain Matt Hollenrank and promoted firefighter Corey (surname not provided in the transcript), both of whom took oaths of office administered by the city clerk. The presenter described Matt Hollenrank as having been hired in 2000, promoted to engine operator in 2007, promoted to lieutenant in 2015 and serving on the department hazmat team for 20 years; the presenter also said Hollenrank performs internal radio programming work. The presenter said Corey attended Eastern Kentucky University, held a bachelor's degree in fire protection engineering, was hired by Kentwood in 2019 and had served as a firefighter/EMT and hazmat tech. The clerk administered the oath to each officer. Family members attended; Hollenrank introduced his wife and three daughters and identified other family members in the audience. Commissioners thanked the families and personnel for their service; no formal vote was required for the oath ceremonies as presented. No contract, salary change, effective promotion paperwork or personnel file details were read into the record during the meeting; those elements were not specified in the transcript and are listed as not specified.