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Mayor defends fire chief over 9-1-1 dispatch criticism; council votes to go into closed session
Summary
Mayor urged council members not to blame the fire chief for 9-1-1 dispatch changes, saying the chief lacks authority over 9-1-1 policy; council then approved a motion to enter closed session under Open Meetings Act section 8(c) for contract negotiations/strategy.
The Burton mayor publicly pushed back against comments the mayor said had unfairly blamed the city’s fire chief for changes to 9-1-1 dispatching, and the council voted to move into a closed session under the Open Meetings Act.
During committee reports, a representative updated the council that the 9-1-1 consortium is relocating and currently operates from two locations with a mobile…
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