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Winfield council authorizes pursuit of grant and approves personnel hires for fire and police departments
Summary
At its November meeting, the Winfield City Council approved firefighter and police hires, authorized staff to continue pursuing grant funding and architectural drawings for a proposed Fire Station No. 2 at Exit 30, and set a process to finalize pay evaluations in executive session.
The Winfield City Council voted on several personnel actions and authorized further work on a proposed Fire Station No. 2 near Exit 30 at its November meeting. Fire Chief Blake Farley asked the council to approve two hires and to allow staff to pursue grant funding and hire an architect to produce drawings needed to apply for grants.
Farley recommended hiring Trevor Lynch (uncertified) and Philip Pratt (a certified firefighter from Hillel). He told the council that Trevor "is gonna come tomorrow" to begin paperwork, and that payroll and onboarding would be completed immediately. The presiding official asked for and received a motion and…
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