Springfield trustees approve fire, police hires
Carolynn Mostyn
Suburbanite correspondent
SPRINGFIELD TWP. The Springfield Township Board of Trustees approved personnel changes for the police and fire departments during the Feb. 11 regular meeting.
Trustees approved the promotion of Officer Kristofer London to sergeant, effective Feb. 22. He will serve a one-year probation period with the rate of pay per hour and work schedule assigned to be within the collective bargaining agreement. Also, for the department, the trustees approved removing Officer Cody Meade from full-time probation as of Feb. 10.
For the fire department, it was approved to appoint Andrew Gauer to the position of part-time firefighter/EMT paramedic, effective Feb. 22 and to conditionally appoint Seth Duckett to the position of part-time firefighter/EMT, also effective Feb. 22, contingent on his successful completion of a physical exam. Both appointments will follow the part-time firefighters collective bargaining agreement.