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Fire promotion process questioned; board schedules follow-up and says personnel details will be handled in closed session
Summary
Board members and firefighters raised concerns about a recent lieutenant promotional process — including a letter from test participants alleging discrepancies — and asked for exam scores and procedural clarification. The board said personnel issues must be handled in a special meeting and committed to follow up by the next meeting.
Chair opened the St John Town meeting and called for approval of minutes before turning to public comments and personnel concerns.
An on-duty officer who identified himself as 'officer for, DTM' told the board that participants in a late-2025 promotional test had drafted a letter outlining 'multiple discrepancies' in the process and had requested a corrected procedure. The officer said the lack of movement and cancelled trainings left him frustrated in his acting role.
The chair acknowledged the letter and described the promotional…
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