During his first full week on the job, new Hinesburg town manager Todd Odit had a meeting with Al Barber, the townâs fire chief, to discuss a controversial meme Barber shared on his Facebook page.
At that meeting, the fire chief and the town manager agreed Barber would retire and the town would begin to look for a full-time paid fire chief, Odit said in an email.
The next day Barber informed Odit he did not want to retire, the town manager said.
The controversy came to a head last month when town officials were sent an email from Hinesburg resident Cathy Ryan that included the meme Barber shared â a picture of two men eating a banana simultaneously which read, âHow men who want to ban guns eat bananas.â