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Seymour schedules April 8 public hearing on firefighters ordinance that would set chief terms and expand enrollment
Summary
The ordinance committee set an April 8 public hearing after Fire Chief Christopher Michael Edwards outlined changes including a three-year initial chief term with two possible one-year extensions, clarified volunteer enlistment rules and a written take-home vehicle policy.
Fire Chief Christopher Michael Edwards presented proposed revisions to the Seymour Fire Department ordinance at the March 24 ordinance committee meeting and the committee voted to set a public hearing for April 8 at 6:00 p.m.
The committee scheduled the hearing after Edwards read a newly drafted paragraph to section 6.21 proposing that "upon completion of the fire chief's initial 3 year term, the board of fire commissioners may, by majority, vote will appoint the fire chief to 2 successive 1 year extensions. Any such extension shall be approved prior to June 30 and shall commence July 1 of the applicable year." Edwards said each one-year extension would be treated as a…
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