Today Mayor Tom Henry announced he will be appointing two additional members to the Board of Public Safety, bringing the board from three to five members.

Two recent ordinances were introduced to City Council establishing a fire merit commission. “If we already have a board to oversee those concerns, we should use it,” said Mayor Henry.

More on the merit board at Fort Wayne Politics

“We want to recognize the important issues that come before the Board of Public Safety and try to ensure that we have the broad representation to carry out the board’s work,” said Mayor Henry. “This is a positive step we can take to ensure representative citizen oversight of public safety functions.”

The Board is involved in the hiring process, conducting disciplinary hearings, and establishing policies for the police and fire departments. The current members of the board are Quinton Dixie, Sharon Peters and Frank Casagrande. The board members have assured the Mayor that they are in full agreement with the expansion and support the mayor’s decision. Mayor Henry plans to fill the two new positions with a retired firefighter, Bob Elder; and a retired police officer, Steve Boerger.

Source: City of Fort Wayne

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