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Council members urge scrutiny of North County Regional Fire hiring process; report Olympia outreach and funding prospects
Summary
Councilmembers who attended a recent fire commission meeting and a trip to Olympia reported concerns that the fire commission is not honoring a prior agreement about naming a successor and described plans for the commission's hiring process; they also reported progress seeking state funding for local projects.
Several Arlington City Council members who attended a recent North County Regional Fire Authority (RFA) meeting told the council they perceived the fire commission was not honoring a previously agreed succession plan and that the commission plans to conduct a search to hire a new chief.
Deborah Nelson, a councilmember, asked colleagues who attended the RFA meeting to report back. Heather Logan said the council delegation—Don, Michelle Blythe and Logan—delivered similar themes: that an agreement was in place and that the commission should honor it. “There’s an agreement in place and why aren’t you honoring it,”…
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