Committee Recommends Sheboygan FD Hiring Freeze Be Lifted

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - The City of Sheboygan’s Public Protection and Safety Committee has recommended lifting a hiring freeze enabling the Fire Department to replace recently retired personnel.

Despite getting contentious at times, the Committee did recommend the resolution to hire four firefighter/paramedics be sent on to the City Council. Prior to its passage, the debate again centered on the impact the City’s ambulance operation has had and whether or not a fire station should be closed. It was the prospect of closing a station, specifically the Southside station, that elicited the strongest reaction from Alderman Eric Rindfleisch.

The Council will vote to formally lift the hiring freeze at Monday’s Common Council meeting.