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Council places fire chief’s appointment communication on file; one new firefighter sworn
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Summary
City council voted to place the fire chief’s notice of new firefighter appointments on file and recessed for a swearing‑in; packet listed three appointees and the transcript records an oath by an appointee who identified as James Anapolis.
The Gardner City Council voted Jan. 21 to place on file a communication from the fire chief notifying the council of new firefighter appointments and recessed briefly to administer the oath of office to a new hire.
Councilor Heath moved the motion to place the communication on file and thanked Chief LaJoie for the appointments; the motion was seconded and passed on a roll call vote.
The communication listed three appointees by name: Jane James Angelopoulos, John Hillett and Matthew Adonisio. After the roll call the council took a brief recess for a swearing‑in. During the oath an individual identified themself as “I, James Anapolis” while repeating the oath language on the record. The transcript records the oath in the meeting minutes.
The council’s placement of the communication on file is an administrative step acknowledging the chief’s appointments and allowing the swearing‑in to proceed; no additional council action on the appointments was recorded.
Motion: place communication regarding the fire chief’s appointment of new firefighters on file. Moved by Councilor Heath; second not specified in the transcript. Roll call recorded unanimous consent (11 yes).
