Mr Mold said their friendship had “become the story”
Northamptonshire’s fire commissioner Stephen Mold should quit after the “shambolic” appointment of an interim fire boss who resigned 10 days later, a union said. Nicci Marzec was appointed to lead the county’s fire service by Mr Mold on July 7 but quit on Monday.
New recruit Simon Tuhill was appointed as deputy chief fire officer in April. He will start that role today but will be asked to lead the fire service temporarily, with that appointment set to be confirmed by Northamptonshire’s police, fire and crime panel within days. An advert for a permanent chief fire officer “will continue as planned” within weeks, Mr Mold’s office said.
He had not consulted the police, fire and crime panel about Ms Marzec's appointment. Last week, Mr Mold's office said legal advice confirmed the panel's agreement was not required because Ms Marzec was already a member of staff and because her appointment was only interim. “His explanations for the events which have taken place do not appear to add up. He has argued that the appointment needed to be rushed because of a racing event at Silverstone but his appointee had no operational experience anyway. Stephen Mold should now resign as police, fire and crime commissioner, and we invite members of the [police, fire and crime panel] to consider whether his position is in fact still tenable.
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