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Council advances $140,000 fire-department settlement amid calls for fleet audit and driver discipline
Summary
Council moved a $140,000 settlement tied to a fire-engine operator backing into a parked car to formal review; members pressed the administration for an audit of fleet usage, clarity on tickets and discipline, and to confirm whether drivers retain driving privileges after incidents.
The Internal Operations Committee moved a $140,000 settlement request connected to a fire-department vehicle accident to formal consideration and pressed city officials for a review of fleet management and driver discipline.
Line item 8.26 described a $140,000 settlement request related to an incident in which a city fire engine struck a parked vehicle. Councilmember Angela Wood Callaway questioned how such collisions occur, asked whether police were called and whether the driver received citations, and said the prevalence of damaged city vehicles is alarming. "We get behind the wheel of…
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