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City manager announces Fire Chief Mike George will retire April 1; hiring process to begin
Summary
Rochester’s city manager told the council that Fire Chief Mike George, after 24 years of service and a full‑time career in Rochester, will retire effective April 1. The city will begin an internal posting to hire the next fire chief.
The city manager announced that Fire Chief Mike George will retire effective April 1 after 24 years of service with the Rochester Fire Department.
The city manager told the council she had emailed members earlier that day and said, “after 24 years of service and his entire full time career in Rochester, Fire Chief Mike George will be retiring effective April 1.” She said the city will begin the process of hiring the next chief and plans to post the position internally “as soon as possible.”
The announcement prompted the council to thank Chief George for his leadership and to ask staff to provide more information on next steps; the city manager said she would provide further details on the hiring timeline and process. No formal action on the hire was taken at the meeting.
The council moved on after the announcement to other agenda items pending the city manager’s follow‑up on recruitment and timing.
