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Kenner Fire Chief Terrence Morris rebuts vote of no confidence; regional chiefs and residents speak on local safety and code issues
Summary
Fire Chief Terrence Morris defended his department after a paper vote of no confidence was presented; regional fire chiefs voiced support, and several residents raised budget and neighborhood code-enforcement concerns during public comment.
Kenner Fire Chief Terrence Morris used the Dec. 5 City Council meeting to respond to a vote of no confidence circulated by some department members and to address public concerns raised that day.
Morris told the council that the document outlining the vote was presented to him "about two minutes before the council meeting started," leaving no time to prepare a detailed response. He disputed assertions that the department is unsafe due to staffing shortages, saying the department is "greater staffed than it was when I…
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