The Decatur City Board of Works on an unspecified date approved automatic‑aid agreements with neighboring fire departments, recorded the immediate resignation of a reserve officer, approved hiring a new firefighter candidate and tabled consideration of a Community Crossroads matching grant for further review.

The board voted to authorize execution of two automatic‑aid agreements and gave authorization for the mayor and a city representative to sign the documents, which the board said are intended to provide simultaneous multi‑department response for reported structure fires and could improve the city’s Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating. Jeff Sheets, a fire‑department representative, summarized the agreements: "What it is is automatic aid. If we get a reported structure fire ... we will have 2 departments coming for manpower purposes ... and to help offset what we need also. And also to help with our ISO rating." The board approved the authorization by voice vote; the transcript records all votes as "Aye" with no roll‑call names provided.

The board also made the resignation of reserve officer Glenn Corral a matter of record. The resignation, delivered to city staff by email, was effective immediately; the email stated Corral wanted to "spend more time with his grandkids." The board recorded the resignation with a motion and unanimous voice approval, according to the meeting record.

Members approved the hiring of 26‑year‑old Dallas Krueger for a firefighter position. City staff said Krueger completed testing and the interview process and had accepted employment; the hire would bring the department to a full complement of officers, as described in the meeting. The board approved the hire by voice vote with no roll call recorded.

On a separate item, the board voted to table awarding the Community Crossroads matching grant (referred to at the meeting as the CCMG) until its next Board of Works meeting. Members said they wanted more time to check contract terms, pricing and references and to speak with other cities that have used the contractor. One board member said, "I'd like to do some more conversation with some of the other cities around that's that's, that had them do the work." Staff noted the grant acceptance window runs 60 days from the opening; members said the board remained within that deadline but preferred additional due diligence before committing funds.

Other routine business included approving the previous meeting minutes and adjourning the session. The meeting record shows motions carried by voice vote with all present members responding "Aye," and no recorded roll‑call tallies or recorded dissent in the transcript.