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Grosse Ile board appoints Robert Roscoe as fire chief after divided vote
Summary
The township board voted 5–2 to hire Robert Roscoe as fire chief following interviews and a recommendation from the Fire Commission. Some trustees raised procedural concerns about the hiring process and an anonymous complaint that township staff said had been investigated and adjudicated.
The Grosse Ile Township Board of Trustees on March 24 voted 5–2 to approve the hire of Robert Roscoe as the township's fire chief, following a recommendation from the Fire Commission.
The motion to hire Roscoe, presented at the meeting as an appointment “based upon a recommendation from the Grosse Ile Fire Commission,” was moved by a trustee who chaired the discussion and seconded by Trustee Margaret (last name not specified in the transcript). The board conducted a roll-call vote after discussion; five trustees voted yes and two voted no.
The Fire Commission interviewed three internal candidates and recommended Roscoe at its March 12 meeting. Roscoe addressed the board before the vote, laying out a brief vision focused on three priorities: “training and…
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