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Fall River council orders legal review before using 'hybrid' firefighter hiring list; motion passes despite one recorded 'no'
Summary
The council voted to request corporation counsel and an administration representative to review plans to use a "hybrid" firefighter hiring list before implementation; Councilor Dionne opposed the measure, saying it may conflict with city code and MGL chapter 31.
The Fall River City Council on a unanimous procedural vote moved to invite corporation counsel and an administration representative to the Committee on Finance to provide a legal opinion before the city proceeds with a "hybrid" list for hiring firefighters.
Councilor Dionne objected on the floor, saying the hybrid list "appears to be in direct violation of sections thirty-fifty 2 and…
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