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Council approves ordinance to add municipal fire marshal amid social-media concern; other routine votes cleared
Summary
St. Albans City Council approved an ordinance adding enforcement authority for a municipal fire marshal after a council member rebutted social-media claims that the office would have 'unlimited authority.' The council also approved invoices and confirmed an appointments list in voice votes.
The St. Albans City Council voted to adopt an ordinance (second reading) to submit Article 953.22 to the codified ordinances to add enforcement authority for a municipal fire marshal. During discussion Speaker 6 addressed social-media posts that had claimed the change would give the fire marshal "unlimited authority," calling that claim incorrect and stating the ordinance is "just clarifying language, that was requested by the fire department." The…
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