The local firefighters union in Cohoes and Mayor Shawn Morse continue to battle it out over promotions within the fire department. It comes after a heated meeting on Monday. Monday at a Civil Service Commission meeting, Morse wanted to discuss with the commission changes to requirements for promotions. Instead of having to have three years of experience as a lieutenant before a firefighter could become captain, Morse wanted to discuss making it one year. He said he had concerns about filling high ranking positions with people retiring. He said there isn’t a big enough pool of people to choose from. However, the union said one year experience isn’t enough. They said the problem of why there isn’t enough people to promote is because the city hasn’t given a civil service test to become a lieutenant or captain in the past four years.