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Mount Vernon council appoints Nathan Goodlove as fire chief, two assistants to three-year terms
Summary
The council appointed Nathan Goodlove as Mount Vernon Fire Chief and named Derek Boren and Jacob Buster assistant chiefs to three-year terms beginning July 1, 2025.
The Mount Vernon City Council on June 16 appointed Nathan Goodlove as Fire Chief and Derek Boren and Jacob Buster as Assistant Fire Chiefs, each to new three-year terms beginning July 1, 2025.
The appointments were made by motion (moved by Rose, seconded by Engel) and carried with the absent recording of Councilmembers Tuerler and West. The minutes list the appointments without further elaboration on selection process, candidate backgrounds, or compensation changes.
City minutes show the appointments as part of personnel items on the consent/discussion portion of the agenda; the appointments are effective July 1, 2025 per the minutes. The council did not record discussion or questions in the minutes about the appointments.
The council action places the named individuals in leadership roles for the department; implementation and personnel paperwork will follow normal administrative procedures.
