Board approves change to assistant chief's retirement date; staff succession discussed

Chief Scott told the board that Assistant Chief Mike McCray asked to move his retirement to late July and would remain to help train a successor on computer systems. There was some confusion about the exact date (references to July 17 and July 27); the board approved the revised retirement date by motion.

Separately, Director Wilson raised concerns about multiple upcoming retirements across departments, noting one employee with 45-plus years of service and the difficulty of retaining and training trash-truck drivers. Wilson said he may request hiring a part-time position to shadow long-tenured staff to preserve institutional knowledge and to create a trained pool of employees ready to transition into full-time roles when vacancies occur.

The board did not take a formal hiring action at the meeting, but members acknowledged the staffing concerns and indicated the issue would be revisited at a future meeting.