Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert is proposing a city ordinance to address concerns that arose during the hiring of Fire Chief Dan Olsen in December.
The ordinance would amend city codes that spell out how finalists are selected for promotions in Omaha’s Police and Fire Departments.
The proposed changes are part of the city’s efforts to resolve matters raised in a lawsuit against the city over Stothert’s promotion of Olsen to chief, according to a letter to the council from the mayor and officials in the City Law and Human Resources Departments.
Battalion Chiefs Robb Gottsch and Dan Stolinski, both finalists for the position, sued Stothert and the city in February. Their lawsuit, in Douglas County District Court, asked for the hiring of Olsen to be declared void.