AUBURN - What a difference a month makes - or so the mayor hopes.
The Auburn City Council extended Interim Fire Chief Terry Winslow's contract until Oct. 28.
“It's for the best interest of the city,” Winslow said. He previously said he was leaning against accepting a continuation.
Council will review the city's financial situation during the extra four weeks to decide on the feasibility of creating a public safety commissioner job or keeping the fire chief position intact, Mayor Timothy Lattimore said.
Comptroller Lisa Green is scheduled to present her projections based on the first quarter's figures in the next week or two.
Councilors have not made a decision on whether to fill the vacancy or change the structure of the police and fire departments because they lacked information about the financial status, he said.
There's been no formal talk of council offering him the job permanently, nor of restructuring, Winslow said.
Winslow, who also serves as assistant chief, moved into the job in June and his contract expired the end of last month.
Councilor David Dempsey pushed for promoting Winslow to full-time chief.
“I totally agree we want to put (in) the best and the brightest,” Lattimore said.
In other news:
- Councilors agreed to accept sludge from an outside source to keep both the incinerator and the city coffers warm.
Since the spring, the incinerator has enough material to run three or four days a week. During the other times, the temperature is lowered.
Previously, the incinerator burned six days a week.
The sludge from New England Organics will keep the incinerator closer to a constant temperature, which will keep the machine in better repair.
The Falmouth, Maine-based company agreed to pay $32 per ton, an amount that gives the facility a competitive edge with landfills, said Mark Storrs, chief mechanic.
The budget predicted to rake in $200,000. However, the city has only received between $500 and $600 so far.
Storrs told the council he would need more workers to run the incinerator at full capacity while burning the city's own waste. Regulations limit how much sludge can pile up.
“There is money to be made in waste disposal,” Storrs said. “To make money you have to invest money.”
- Planning Board member Sam Giangreco asked to council to officially offer recognition for Stephen Lynch's work as the director of the Planning and Economic Development Department. He is leaving to serve as director for the similar department for Cayuga County.
Some members of the Auburn Industrial Development Authority and Interim City Manager Michael Long have an appointment Tuesday with county leaders to discuss collaborating or possibly consolidating planning efforts.
“Well, things are going to be changed a little,” Lattimore said.
Staff writer Jessica Soule can be reached at 253-5311, ext 267 or jessica.soule@lee.net
“It's for the best interest of the city,” Winslow said. He previously said he was leaning against accepting a continuation.
Council will review the city's financial situation during the extra four weeks to decide on the feasibility of creating a public safety commissioner job or keeping the fire chief position intact, Mayor Timothy Lattimore said.
Comptroller Lisa Green is scheduled to present her projections based on the first quarter's figures in the next week or two.
Councilors have not made a decision on whether to fill the vacancy or change the structure of the police and fire departments because they lacked information about the financial status, he said.
There's been no formal talk of council offering him the job permanently, nor of restructuring, Winslow said.
Winslow, who also serves as assistant chief, moved into the job in June and his contract expired the end of last month.
Councilor David Dempsey pushed for promoting Winslow to full-time chief.
“I totally agree we want to put (in) the best and the brightest,” Lattimore said.
In other news:
- Councilors agreed to accept sludge from an outside source to keep both the incinerator and the city coffers warm.
Since the spring, the incinerator has enough material to run three or four days a week. During the other times, the temperature is lowered.
Previously, the incinerator burned six days a week.
The sludge from New England Organics will keep the incinerator closer to a constant temperature, which will keep the machine in better repair.
The Falmouth, Maine-based company agreed to pay $32 per ton, an amount that gives the facility a competitive edge with landfills, said Mark Storrs, chief mechanic.
The budget predicted to rake in $200,000. However, the city has only received between $500 and $600 so far.
Storrs told the council he would need more workers to run the incinerator at full capacity while burning the city's own waste. Regulations limit how much sludge can pile up.
“There is money to be made in waste disposal,” Storrs said. “To make money you have to invest money.”
- Planning Board member Sam Giangreco asked to council to officially offer recognition for Stephen Lynch's work as the director of the Planning and Economic Development Department. He is leaving to serve as director for the similar department for Cayuga County.
Some members of the Auburn Industrial Development Authority and Interim City Manager Michael Long have an appointment Tuesday with county leaders to discuss collaborating or possibly consolidating planning efforts.
“Well, things are going to be changed a little,” Lattimore said.
Staff writer Jessica Soule can be reached at 253-5311, ext 267 or jessica.soule@lee.net
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