Aspen Fire Chief Rick Balentine talks with the community.
After than more than an hour of discussion and reflection on their handling of the past performance guidance, the Aspen Fire Protection District board unanimously voted Tuesday night to extend Fire Chief Rick Balentine’s contract through the end of 2021.
The board was scheduled to vote on a six-month contract, which was already more than two months removed, but when the discussion began Tuesday and included giving Balentine goals that were measurable, the board decided that it was not fair to him to try to have them met by the end of June.