Quincy police and fire commission
With retired teacher, coach and driving instructor Kerry Anders out and long-time politico Mike McLaughlin in on the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, perhaps Mayor Mike Troup and the Quincy City Council now have a golden opportunity to reexamine the eligibility for such positions. Troup initially proposed Jason Finney to take Anders’ seat. Finney,…
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QUINCY — Monday night’s meeting of the Quincy City Council had most of those who left the chambers shaking their heads. No one was quite sure exactly what happened. While Mayor Mike Troup’s proposed rental registration ordinance went down in flames on a 9-5 vote, the status of the proposed ordinance to give the mayor…
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PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The speakers regarding the proposed changes to the police and fire commissioners’ duties in hiring chiefs for the respective departments were tabled along with the resolution. The Quincy Police and Fire Commission sent new remarks to Muddy River News. JRG We appreciate the opportunity to present our perspective on the proposed ordinance change. …
Read Full Article At Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting, aldermen voted to table the proposed ordinance to give the mayor the authority to handpick his own police and fire chiefs. Mayor Mike Troup asked the council to table the ordinance regarding the chief appointments. “We’ve had a lot of discussions on this ordinance over the last week,” Troup…
Read Full Article The members of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, Quincy, IL were officially informed of a proposed change to the Fire and Police ordinance at 2:40 pm on (September 7, the date of the first reading before the City Council). Prior to today, there have been no discussions with the Commission about a proposed…
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