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Council to consider allowing five 'float' fire positions so department can pre-hire ahead of vacancies
Summary
The city’s staffing document would be amended to add five authorized 'float' positions for the fire department to permit hiring before known vacancies occur; staff said the change has no immediate budget impact but must be managed to stay within personnel appropriations.
City staff and Chief Matthew told the South Ogden City Council they will propose amending the city’s adopted staffing document to add five authorized, unfunded “float” positions for the fire department so the department can offer jobs to candidates before an incumbent has formally vacated a post.
Chief Matthew explained the change is intended to allow the department to hire quickly when high‑quality candidates appear and to avoid losing applicants to competing departments. He gave an…
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