Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Chief Rick Weigele said Tuesday he expected to be terminated by the district’s board this week.
Wednesday, about 45 people attended a special board meeting in Riverbank to support Weigele, who was the subject of closed-door performance reviews Friday and this week, despite starting the job only five months ago.
Among those supporting him were Modesto Fire Chief Alan Ernst, Oakdale City Manager Bryan Whitemyer, firefighters and officials from Riverbank and other fire agencies. Wednesday’s agenda listed two closed-door items: a performance evaluation of the fire chief and “public employee discipline/dismissal.”