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Maple Bluff panel opens hiring for Fire and EMS chief, sets $60,000 recruitment incentive
Summary
The Fire & EMS Committee opened recruitment for a new Fire Chief/EMS Director, accepting applications through April 3 with two applicants so far, and outlined virtual screening plus in-person finalist interviews (targeted April 20'24). The village included a $60,000 recruitment/retention package over five years to boost competitiveness.
The Maple Bluff Fire & EMS Committee on March 25 opened the recruitment process for a new Fire Chief and EMS director, with applications accepted through April 3 and two applications reported so far. Tanner, who led the announcement, described a hiring sequence of virtual initial interviews followed by in-person finalist interviews with the joint personnel and Fire & EMS committees; any appointment would require village board confirmation.
"We are accepting applications until April 3rd," Tanner said, and said the process would mirror the village's recent chief hire: virtual screening, closed-session finalist interviews and committee feedback prior to an appointment. He said the committee's participation in finalist interviews is optional but valuable to ensure broad support for an appointee.
The committee discussed an incentive package developed with personnel committee members Erica Gil and David Gast; the Chair and Tanner said the village board previously authorized a $60,000 recruitment and retention package spread over five years to improve competitiveness given the vacancy and operational impacts of prolonged vacancies. Tanner noted the department had received two applications to date and that staff expect additional applicants before the April deadline.
Next steps: staff will post the position timeline, collect applicant availability and attempt to schedule finalist interviews within the April 20'24 window, subject to committee and personnel-committee member availability. The appointment will be made following committee feedback and village board confirmation.
