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Council adopts ordinance 20 26-07 to add division chief; fire department staff promoted
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Summary
The Hillsville council adopted ordinance '20 26 dash 0 7' to add a division chief position to the salary ordinance and approved promotions that reclassify existing fire department roles without changing salaries.
The Hillsville Town Council adopted the ordinance listed in the agenda as "20 26 dash 0 7" to amend the salary ordinance and create a division chief position within the fire department, then approved promotions to fill reclassified roles.
A fire department official told the council the change is a reclassification and not a new funded post; the salary ordinance matches current pay so no salary increases were planned this year. "The plan is to move Mike Corman, which is fire marshal, over to the training division," the official said, adding that the salary ordinance matches the fire marshal pay currently in the budget.
Council moved and seconded to submit the ordinance for first reading and then to adopt the ordinance the same day; both motions passed by roll call. Following adoption, the council voted to create the division chief position and to promote Mike Corman to division chief for training and Shane Jarrett from deputy fire marshal to fire marshal. The chair asked staff to prepare a follow-up amendment to vacate the deputy fire marshal position in the salary ordinance to avoid leaving an unfunded role on the books.
Council members emphasized the changes are title and structure adjustments intended to consolidate training responsibilities and maintain current pay levels.
