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Decatur approves nearly $9,000 from Betty Walters Fund for fire-rescue batteries; hiring update, open house set for Oct. 8
Summary
The council approved $8,998 from the Betty Walters Fund for eight batteries and two chargers for auto-extrication tools, received a hiring update (14 applicants; two full-time vacancies), and heard that the Fire Department Open House is scheduled Oct. 8 with a Lutheran Hospital helicopter and a safety trailer from Indiana-Michigan Power.
The City of Decatur Common Council approved using $8,998 from the Betty Walters Fund to buy batteries and chargers for the Fire Department’s auto-extrication tools and received updates on department hiring and outreach.
Fire Chief Jeff Sheets told the Council the Department needs eight batteries and two chargers to connect tools used for vehicle extrication and requested permission to use $8,998 from the Betty Walters Fund. Councilor Abby Wilder moved to approve the expenditure consistent with an earlier Board of Public Works and Safety action; Council adopted the motion.
Chief Sheets reported that agility and written tests for applicants are complete: 14 applications were received, with six candidates in contention to fill two full-time vacancies and three candidates being considered for one paid-on-call vacancy. He reminded the Council the Fire Department Open House is set for Oct. 8 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; a Lutheran Hospital helicopter and an Indiana-Michigan Power safety trailer will be on site starting about 6:30 p.m.
The transcript does not record detailed specifications for the batteries or chargers or operational timelines beyond the Open House and applicant counts.
