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Mount Gilead council approves hiring of two firefighters
Summary
The council approved hiring Dustin Baker and Grant Zucker as firefighters, each subject to a one-year probation and starting at $17.75 per hour; the motion carried, with one member recorded as abstaining.
Mount Gilead’s council voted to hire two firefighters after the fire chief presented candidates and recommended hiring both together.
Fire Chief Sherman told the council the village seeks to bring on Dustin Baker, a resident of the fire district, and Grant Zucker, who would be hired part time and already comes to the department trained. Sherman said both hires would serve a one-year probationary period and start at $17.75 per hour.
The mayor called for a motion; council members moved and seconded to approve the hires. The motion passed in a roll-call vote recorded during the meeting; one member was recorded as abstaining.
Why it matters: The hires expand the village’s emergency response capacity ahead of the summer season and support training plans (including an August fire class for new hires).
What happens next: The hires will begin onboarding and training; Chief Sherman indicated the new personnel will enter the scheduled training program and be monitored during their probation.
Quote: "We're bringing him on, and we will be going through the fire class in August with us," Fire Chief Sherman said when describing Dustin Baker’s planned training.
Provenance: Council discussion and the motion to hire were presented in the fire department report and the subsequent motion and roll-call vote recorded in the council meeting transcript.
