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Jackson personnel committee backs amended fire department job descriptions
Summary
The Village of Jackson Personnel Committee voted 3-0 Aug. 12 to recommend the Village Board approve updated job descriptions for fire department leadership roles, adding a paramedic requirement for battalion chief and removing part-time employee eligibility.
The Village of Jackson Personnel Committee on Aug. 12 recommended that the Village Board approve updated job descriptions for fire department leadership positions, including a requirement that the battalion chief hold paramedic certification and removing part-time employees from eligibility for those roles.
Committee members voted 3-0 to forward the job descriptions — covering a full-time MPO paramedic, a full-time captain paramedic and a full-time battalion chief — after hearing that the changes are intended to create a clearer promotion pathway for full-time, paid-on-call (POC) and part-time personnel. The committee meeting began at 5:15 p.m.
The recommendation was made by Heckendorf and seconded by Kripke; the motion carried on a voice/roll-call vote with all three…
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