ONE WEEK AFTER ASKING FIRE CHIEF MICHAEL PRUITT to resign, the Longview, Texas, city council terminated his employment following his refusal to comply with their request.
Chief Pruitt (KLTV)
Firegeezer reported HERE that Pruitt has been experiencing a continued degradation of respect and working relations with the department’s 150+ firefighters and it came to a head three weeks ago when they presented the mayor with a formal complaint. The base of the problem is a lack of training and failure to exhibit interpersonal skills or generate respect from the uniformed force.
Following a public hearing where the city manager formally proposed that the council discharge him, they voted 4-3 for the termination. He will receive two months severance pay. Pruitt was hired in November, 2007, after serving 30 years with the Dallas Fire Department.
The Longview News-Journal has the STORY.
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