After 18 years as Tisbury fire chief, John Schilling will retire at the end of June.
No decision has been made yet on who will replace him, but his departure is reflected in the 2020-2021 fire department budget Mr. Schilling presented to selectmen Tuesday night.
“Overall, you have a $35,000 reduction in the fire chief’s salary line item,” he told the selectmen.
Mr. Schilling, who will reach the mandatory retirement age of 65 in July, leaves his job at the top of the town pay scale, salary step 10, while a new fire chief hired from outside the department would begin employment at step one, he explained.
The chief is paid an annual salary of $132,000.
The new fire department budget also includes more money for training the new brass at off-Island conferences, such as the three-day Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts professional development conference in Worcester next month.