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Kent fire chief urges Stow voters to favor staggered terms for continuity
Summary
James Samuels, a Stow resident and longtime fire chief in Kent, told the Charter Review Commission that staggered terms and longer council service support continuity for long-term projects such as multi‑million‑dollar fire apparatus purchases.
James Samuels, a Stow resident and fire chief in the city of Kent, told the Stow City Charter Review Commission during public comment that staggered, offset terms for elected officials would preserve continuity needed to carry out multiyear equipment and budget plans. “If there was a big switch of people… the planning, the progress that we're trying to make… maybe that would just add an additional stressor and hurdle to the process,” Samuels said.
Samuels said…
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