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By Michael Cronin Staff Writer   Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020
TIM JEAN/Staff file photo/Rockport Fire Department s Ladder 1 is seen on Main Street.
ROCKPORT â The town s counsel has recommended selectmen take no action on a community-helmed petition seeking to emancipate the Rockport Fire Department from town oversight, calling it invalid as written.
Attorney Michael Walsh of Walsh & Walsh LLP in Lynnfield submitted a petition at Town Hall on Dec. 7 asking selectmen to call a special Town Meeting that would vote on establishing the âIndependent Rockport Fire Department.â The petition said the new department would serve under a three-person prudential committee elected by the public. The committee would be responsible for selecting a fire chief to oversee all administration, personnel, and equipment; manage the budget; and enforce policies.
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By Michael Cronin Staff Writer   Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020
TIM JEAN/Staff file photo/Rockport Fire Department s Ladder 1 is seen on Main Street.
ROCKPORT â The town s counsel has recommended selectmen take no action on a community-helmed petition seeking to emancipate the Rockport Fire Department from town oversight, calling it invalid as written.
Attorney Michael Walsh of Walsh & Walsh LLP in Lynnfield submitted a petition at Town Hall on Dec. 7 asking selectmen to call a special Town Meeting that would vote on establishing the âIndependent Rockport Fire Department.â The petition said the new department would serve under a three-person prudential committee elected by the public. The committee would be responsible for selecting a fire chief to oversee all administration, personnel, and equipment; manage the budget; and enforce policies.