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Fire Department Drama Continues Tuesday Night at Clinton City Council Meeting

An ongoing back and forth between a Clinton resident and a Clinton City Commissioner continued Tuesday night at the Clinton City Council meeting.

 

Seth Reddington has been addressing the Clinton City Council for a few years now regarding questionable payments and reimbursements to Clinton Commissioner of Safety Dan Ballenger. Reddington is calling for an audit on payments to Ballenger over his reimbursements for responding to fire calls even though he is a City Council commissioner.

 

 

Reddington contends Council members, referencing Ballenger, should not be able to benefit from policy changes. 

 

 

Firefighter Adam Lagaman called on the drama between Reddington and Ballenger to end saying it impacted the rest of the department.

 

 

Ballenger Tuesday night introduced new policies regarding reimbursement for response for fire personnel. Among those changes is Ballenger choosing to surrender his pay for volunteer services, however, he points out by state law, he is within his rights to take pay for those hours. The changes were effective May 1. 

 

 

It was re-appointment night at the City Council meeting. Stephen Paige was re-appointed as the Fire Chief. Danny Ballenger, Jr. could not be re-appointed as the assistant fire chief because with Ballenger, Sr. abstaining from the vote, there was not a quorum at the meeting with John Wise absent Tuesday.

 

Additionally, Taylor Baxter was approved as the Public Health officer and Kamren Wilford as the City Sexton. 

 

Also at the Tuesday night meeting:

 

>>The Council approved downtown sidewalk work at a cost of just over $270,000. 

 

>>The Council approved the purchase of 23 building lots at a cost of $612,500

 

>>The Council approved the contract of City Administrator Taylor Baxter

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