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Firefighters urge council not to eliminate assistant chief role; ordinance on staffing sent back to committee
Summary
John Douglas, president of the Strongsville Firefighters Association, told council removing an assistant chief would shift many operational, safety and administrative duties and increase risk; Council placed Ordinance 2025132 on second reading and kept it in committee for further review.
Union leaders and council members clashed over a proposal to change the fire department’s authorized ranks and eliminate one assistant chief position as part of Ordinance 2025132. The council placed the ordinance on second reading and kept it in committee on Dec. 1 to allow further review.
John Douglas, president of the Strongsville Firefighters Association,…
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