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Manassas Park governing body confirms Fire Chief James Soper as emergency management coordinator
Summary
The governing body consented to City Manager Carl Cole’s appointment of Fire Chief James Soper as the city’s emergency management coordinator, citing state code; the motion carried by voice vote.
The Manassas Park governing body consented to City Manager Carl Cole’s appointment of Fire Chief James Soper as the city’s emergency management coordinator at its April 1 meeting.
City Manager Carl Cole told the governing body the Code of Virginia designates the city manager as the emergency operations director and that a coordinator should be designated; he asked the body to consent to his appointment of Chief James Soper as coordinator. The motion — read on the record — referenced division 1 of subsection 44‑146.19(b) of the Code of Virginia.
A council member moved and another seconded the motion; the governing body responded "Aye" to the question of approval and the mayor announced "Motion carries." No member asked follow‑up questions on the record. The appointment is administrative and the governing body did not attach additional conditions during the meeting.
