Four City Firefighters Facing Disciplinary Action

April 1, 2025 1:22 am

When Washington City Council meets Thursday, they will take disciplinary action against four firefighters.  Two will be terminated.  One will be demoted and another will be suspended for two weeks.  Neither Mayor Burgess or Fire Chief Chris Richer would comment on the infractions causing the disciplinary measures.  Council will also say good bye to their city administrator. Donn Henderson will attend his final meeting before heading off into retirement. City officials are wishing him well and are appreciative of his efforts since he came on board in 2022. Henderson is proud of the modernization efforts that he accomplished over the previous three years. Councilman Ken Westcott pointed to those efforts and thanked him for his experience in other municipalities and bringing that knowledge to Washington. Mayor JoJo Burgess praised Henderson for being able to shepherd him along in his early stages of being Mayor and thanked him for his cooperation. Rich Cleveland is the new city administrator and has been working with Henderson getting to know the arena.