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Committee approves conditional offer for firefighter Owen Purdue under nepotism policy
Summary
The Monroe Salary and Personnel Committee approved a conditional hire for Owen Purdue, whose father serves as a captain in the fire department; the fire chief told the committee disciplinary authority and overall oversight will rest with the chief, not the captain.
The Monroe Salary and Personnel Committee voted to approve a conditional offer for firefighter candidate Owen Purdue during its meeting.
The department's fire chief explained that Owen is the son of Captain Dan Purdue, a long-standing member of the department, and asked the committee to permit a conditional offer under the city's nepotism policy. The chief said oversight and disciplinary authority would remain with the fire chief rather than with Captain Purdue: "And per the city's nepotism policy I'm coming to the salary personnel committee asking for your permission to extend a conditional offer offer to Owen." The chief added that while Owen's father may provide operational supervision on incidents, he would not be responsible for discipline or overall oversight, which the chief said he retains.
A committee member moved to approve the conditional offer and a second was recorded. The clerk called the roll and the recorded votes in the meeting transcript were aye from Alder Frankie, Alder Truhart, Alder Wharton Wyler and Alder Westin; the chair declared the motion carried.
The committee then moved on to consideration of health and dental benefits for 2026.
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