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Longtime lead mechanic offers to contract to train city staff to preserve skills
Summary
Donnie Tucker, introduced at a city meeting as the lead mechanic, said he has about 48 years of experience and offered to do short-term contracting after retirement to help train younger staff and prevent loss of institutional knowledge.
Donnie Tucker, introduced at a city meeting as the lead mechanic, said he has roughly 48 years of experience and could take on short-term contracting after retirement to train younger staff and preserve the department’s skills.
Tucker, who the meeting participant noted has been with the city since the late 1970s, said, "How about 48?" and later stated, "I started a mechanic in in 1978." The exchange…
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