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Rochester and Northfield urge continuation of veteran fire chiefs' service through home-rule bills
Summary
Representatives of Rochester and Northfield told the Joint Committee on Public Service that small towns rely on long-serving fire chiefs and requested home-rule bills to extend employment/retirement ages for Chiefs Scott Weigel (Rochester) and Floyd 'Skip' Donnell (Northfield).
Officials from two Massachusetts towns asked the Joint Committee on Public Service to approve home-rule petitions that would allow long-serving fire chiefs to continue in office past the standard retirement age.
Representative Silva appeared for the town of Rochester to support House Bill 4235, which would raise the retirement age for Fire Chief Scott Weigel from 67 to 70. Silva told the committee Weigel has nearly 50 years of service, is…
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