At its last meeting of 2020, the Killeen City Council hired a new fire chief for the city.
At the meetingâs outset, Mayor Jose Segarra expressed his condolences to the families of former Councilmember Claudia Brown and Judy Kilpatrick, wife of Councilmember Jim Kilpatrick, who both recently passed away.
âItâs sad, the tragedies we have today,â Segarra said.
Kilpatrick and Councilmember Debbie Nash-King were not present for the meeting Tuesday.
In a 5-0 vote, the council approved the hiring of James Kubinski, currently an assistant chief with the Naperville, Illinois, fire department.
City Manager Kent Cagle had earlier announced his intention to hire Kubinski as the next chief of the Killeen Fire Department, following the retirement of Chief Brian Brank in July.