At its meeting this Wednesday, Youngstown City Council will decide if the number of battalion chiefs in the fire department should be reduced, hear from people opposed to closing a fire station and vote on whether wastewater rates should be increased.
Council’s agenda includes a proposed ordinance reducing the number of battalion chiefs from six to three.
According to the ordinance, each battalion chief makes $74,269 a year. The positions will be eliminated “by attrition.”
Also at the Wednesday meeting, several people are expected to speak in opposition to closing Fire Station 7 on the north side.
When both the reduction of battalion chiefs and the station closing were announced a month ago, Law Director Jeff Limbian said they were necessary to save money.