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Fire chief rebuts circulated vote of no confidence; residents press council on code enforcement and small-budget accountability

Kenner City Council · December 20, 2024
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Summary

Fire Chief Terrence Morris disputed a circulated vote of no confidence and said allegations were easily disproven; regional fire chiefs, including Chris Kaufman, spoke in his support. Separately, residents raised concerns about possible budget discrepancies, City Hall fixture disposal, and neighborhood code enforcement during public comment.

Fire Chief Terrence Morris used the council meeting Dec. 5 to dispute a circulated vote of no confidence and to tell the public he could disprove many of the allegations.

Morris said he had not seen the vote material until just before a previous council meeting and told council members "everything in here is easily disproven." He said the Kenner Fire Department is more fully staffed now than it was six years ago and argued that statements asserting a decline…

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