Mayor Donna Deegan’s administration is searching for a new Fire Chief.
The allegations stemmed from an incident during an out-of-state conference.After learning Smith had applied for the job of Fire Chief at JFRD, Action News Jax requested a list of applicants who had been interviewed by the city for the post.Despite a round of follow-ups this week, as of noon Thursday, we still hadn’t gotten that list.
So, we asked Mayor Donna Deegan directly during a press conference announcing a separate round of appointments. “You should have a list. We were supposed to provide you with a list and if we have not done that yet we will. We are still working with Chief Powers and he’s doing a great job and we’re interviewing everybody that’s coming in and saying they’d like to interview,” said Deegan.On it, Smith’s name appeared alongside a dozen other candidates.
An hour after receiving the list, Action News Jax was told by a member of the mayor’s team that Smith’s candidacy had not progressed past his initial interview, which was conducted last Thursday. The decision to take him out of consideration for the position of Fire Chief was made the same day. Still unknown is how many candidates in total applied for the Fire Chief position and did not receive an interview.
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