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Mayor raises removing fixed term for appointed officials as council prepares to consider fire chief
Summary
The mayor told the City Council on May 12 that candidates for the city's fire chief position have expressed concern about the city's three-year appointment term and urged colleagues to consider moving to an open-ended appointment model.
The mayor told the City Council at the May 12 special meeting that candidates for an upcoming fire chief appointment had raised concerns about the city's three-year fixed appointment term and that council should consider changing to an open-ended appointment model for certain appointed officials.
"One of the candidates indicated that it does give them some very serious concern to take the job knowing that 3 years they may not have the job just due to political pressures," the mayor said,…
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