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Dimmit County split over commissioner serving as fire chief; motion to open applications fails
Summary
Commissioners debated whether a sitting commissioner should simultaneously serve as county fire chief after a resignation and conflict‑of‑interest concerns; a proposed public application process failed on a 2‑for, 4‑against, 1‑abstention vote.
Dimmit County Commissioners Court spent more than an hour debating whether a sitting commissioner should continue to serve as the county fire chief, culminating in a failed motion to open a public application process for the position.
Commissioner (speaker 12), who pushed for an open, advertised hiring process with a four‑year term, said the dual role presents a conflict of interest and repeated that she had raised the concern since taking office. "I think he's got to pick between a fire chief and a commissioner," she said, arguing the county should adopt a recurring application…
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