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Fire chief seeks pay increase for assistant chief and asks council to consider vendor payment while grants are pending
Summary
The Fire Chief requested Assistant Chief Richard Hayward receive an additional monthly stipend; the council discussed cost-sharing with Mount Pleasant Township and the chief urged action to address a near-$58,000 vendor invoice for SCBAs while federal grant payment is delayed.
The Fire Chief requested the council increase Assistant Chief Richard Hayward’s stipend to match the Fire Chief, proposing an additional $200 per month plus per-call pay. Several councilmembers said $100 per month was more reasonable. The council authorized the city administrator to contact Mount Pleasant Township about an agreement to reimburse Altamont for one-half of the combined chief and assistant chief costs going forward.
The fire department reported it has not yet received the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grant payment requested in January and that the SCBA vendor holds an outstanding invoice of nearly $58,000 from October. The Fire Chief asked the council to discuss paying the vendor while the grant payment is pending, saying, "I would like to ask for discussion about getting this vendor paid since we were approved for the Grant and waiting on the payment to be processed." The council did not record a final payment decision in the minutes.
