City officials and Kokomo firefighters added another chapter to their ongoing contract dispute saga Wednesday with a heated exchange between a board president and a retired firefighter. The incident followed the Kokomo Board of Public Works and Safety’s passing of a measure that approved the city’s HR Policy Manual as the standard for all non-contractual employees, including the fire department, which is currently acting without a contract for the first time. The move makes a variety of adjustments that will be in place until a new contract is established, explained Kokomo Corporation Counsel Beth Copeland in a previous interview. Copeland told RTV6 last week firefighters “just aren’t entitled to certain things they once were.”