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City of Jefferson fire chief recommendation committee recommends Matt Schofield to City Administrator Steven S. Crowell for consideration as fire chief during the next phase of the search.
At a meeting on July 25th the Jefferson City fire chief recommendation committee voted 7 to 0 to recommend to the City Administrator Steven S. Crowell that, among the internal candidates for fire chief, they would recommend Matt Schofield.
The committee was created at the request of the city administrator as a way to give him public input as well as fire department employee and union leadership input during the initial phase of the search.
Chairman of the committee, and former city councilman, Dan Klindt said, “I want to thank the members of recommendation committee for giving their time to this process. The city administrator asked us to assist him in the evaluation of our internal candidates. We reviewed resumes, had skill tests, held forums, and interviewed the three top candidates; all three were strong candidates. Based on these factors the committee chose to recommend Matt Schofield to Mr. Crowell. We know this is only one part of the process. Mr. Crowell will no doubt have additional criteria to consider. I am confident he will make the right decision for the City, which we will support regardless of whether he agrees with our recommendation. Again the committee appreciated the opportunity to serve and stands ready to assist further if needed.”
City Administrator Steven S. Crowell said “I thank the committee for their hard work on this project. I will give their recommendation strong consideration as I now move forward with my own process of evaluation. My process may take several months after which I will make my recommendation to the City Council. I have not yet made any decision. Out of respect for each other and the process I have asked the candidates not to comment publically until the City Council makes a final decision.”
Section 5.2(B) of the City Charter states that the City Administrator makes his recommendation for Fire Chief to the Mayor and City Council for approval or disapproval.
