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Council adopts Fire Department personnel regulations clarifying part‑time status
Summary
Council adopted a separate set of Fire Department personnel regulations that clarify department staff are part‑time (not volunteers) and articulate how Department of Labor rules apply; the change pulls fire references out of the full personnel regulations and passed unanimously.
The Essex Junction City Council approved a separate personnel regulation package for the Fire Department on March 11, intended to clarify that Fire Department personnel are part‑time staff rather than volunteers and to align the department's rules with Department of Labor designations.
Regina explained the decision to separate the fire department rules from the full personnel regulations because the department's operating model is unique; she said the package "really keeps things status quo in terms of operation and how things work over there in the fire department" while clarifying how Department of Labor rules apply. The full set of personnel regulations was included in the packet with the fire‑specific references removed as part of the change.
A council member moved to approve the Fire Department general rules and amended personnel regulations as presented; the motion was seconded, the council voted and the measure passed unanimously (the chair later noted the vote was "unanimous to the 4 that are here").
