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University Park board repeals ordinance on fire‑department promotion rules after contentious debate
Summary
Trustees repealed a 2018 ordinance governing the composition and promotion configuration of the fire division after an extended debate over civil-service protections, promotional practice and whether opening hiring would improve diversity.
THE VILLAGE OF UNIVERSITY PARK — The Village of University Park Board of Trustees voted to repeal a 2018 ordinance that had specified composition and promotion rules for the fire division, prompting a prolonged debate about civil‑service hiring, opportunity and racial equity.
The ordinance repeal (identified in the meeting as ordinance 2025-11) was moved by Trustee Lewis and seconded by Trustee Jenkins Bell. The mayor and multiple trustees debated whether the earlier ordinance…
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