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Council backs creating fire department advisory board to improve community ties
Summary
Council members discussed and supported establishing a fire department advisory board modeled on the police advisory structure to maintain community relations, monitor facility issues and provide nonoperational liaison support; staff said communication channels already exist and will be formalized.
Council member Frank asked on July 15 that the council consider creating a fire department advisory board after meeting with members of the Port Arthur firefighters’ committee. He said firefighters’ principal concerns centered on station conditions rather than pay, and he proposed a citizen advisory body similar to the police advisory board to…
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