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FPC debates giving commission authority to set fire chief recruitment pay amid tight timeline
Summary
Commissioners discussed a proposed amendment to the salary ordinance to give the Fire and Police Commission the same recruitment-flexibility footnote already used for the police chief. Debate centered on preserving independent oversight, the common council's budget authority, and a narrow timetable before the current fire chief's term ends May 17.
The Fire and Police Commission spent a sustained portion of its Feb. 19 meeting discussing a proposed amendment to the city salary ordinance that would give the commission explicit authority to recruit and set an incoming fire chief’s pay at any point within the council-set range.
The proposal, introduced in the Common Council by Ald. Charlotte Moore, would mirror an existing footnote for the police chief. As drafted, it would allow the FPC to set the recruitment rate anywhere inside the pay range without an…
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