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Mount Orab approves fire department promotions, SAFER hire and surplus items
Summary
The council approved the fire chief’s recommendations to promote an internal candidate to probationary lieutenant, fill a SAFER grant-funded firefighter position, and approve recommended surplus items; roll-call approvals were recorded.
The fire chief recommended promoting an internal candidate (transcribed as Caden Mountain/Caden) to probationary lieutenant and filling an open SAFER grant-funded firefighter position with an internal hire (name transcribed variously in the record). The chief described the selection process — written test, oral interview, and practical scenarios — and said the interview panel included outside chiefs and his assistant chief.
Council members moved and seconded the chief’s recommendations. The transcript records the motions and unanimous roll-call approvals for the lieutenant promotion and the SAFER-position appointment; effective dates were described as "beginning next pay period." The chief also presented a list of surplus department items for council approval; council approved those items by roll call as well.
In public questioning, residents asked whether the fire department would be prepared for a large facility incident; the chief emphasized reliance on regional mutual aid and said preparedness depends on the particular incident and available resources. The council did not discuss additional staffing or a formal mutual-aid agreement at this meeting beyond the chief’s comments.
The transcript contains inconsistent spellings of employee names between the chief’s recommendation and the motion language; the council record shows the motions and approvals as presented at the meeting.
