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Springfield approves fire, police expenditures
Carolynn Mostyn
Suburbanite correspondent
SPRINGFIELD TWP. The Springfield Township Board of Trustees approved business for the fire and police departments during its Jan. 28 regular meeting.
Fire Department approvals
For the Fire Department, the board approved several orders of business, including accepting the resignation of part-time firefighter/EMT-paramedic Seth Shier, effective Jan. 23.
Trustees also authorized the appointments of Jared Armsey, Douglas Dunwald and Thomas Gauer to the position of part-time firefighter/EMT-paramedic, effective Feb. 8, with terms and conditions per the part-time firefighters collective bargaining agreement.
Also authorized was the appointment of part-time firefighter/EMT-paramedic Austin Wingate, effective Feb. 8, to fill a vacant full-time position contingent on the completion of the physical examination and passing a drug screening. He will serve a one-year probation period.