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Fire chief says Civil Service rules need amendment to clarify assistant chief promotions
Summary
Fire Chief Hunt told the commission June 10 that Civil Service rules lack an assistant Fire Chief position and raised concern that current practice could allow a fire prevention officer to be promoted without command experience; Member Matt Mohr was assigned to draft amendments.
Fire Chief Hunt told the Alliance Civil Service Commission on June 10 that the commission’s rules do not include an assistant Fire Chief position and asked the commission to consider an amendment to clarify promotion eligibility.
Chief Hunt said he hopes to hold the Assistant Chief promotional in September and noted the current Assistant Chief will retire in January (the transcript does not specify the year). He described a recent rank restructuring linked to the collective bargaining agreement and explained that captains currently sign waivers and the assistant chief role is typically filled by a lieutenant. Chief Hunt posed a hypothetical concern that a fire prevention officer who had not held command duties could, under current practice, be promoted to assistant chief without command experience.
Commission members agreed the situation presents a rules gap that should be fixed. Member Matt Mohr volunteered to prepare amendments he is aware of for discussion at the next meeting. No formal rule change was adopted at the June 10 session; drafting and a future vote were assigned as next steps.
