By BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
The City of Decatur has completed its approval of fire contracts for 2025.
At its latest meeting, the board of works and safety approved contracts with St. Marys and Union townships. St. Marys pays $11,934.23 for fire coverage while Union pays $10,608.25.
Contracts with Root ($25,124.48) and Washington ($18,564.36) townships were approved earlier.
The city has mutual aid pacts with Preble and Monroe townships, each of which has a volunteer fire department.
LOSING TWO: Decatur’s fire department has lost two members of its volunteer, or paid on-call, force.
Justin Weil and Darrell Drake recently resigned and their resignations were approved by the board of works.
TWO OTHERS: Meanwhile, two City of Decatur employees have moved on.
The resignations of Paul Scheumann and Greg Peterson also were approved.
Peterson left for a job with a chemical company in Fort Wayne, the board noted, while Scheumann vacated his job with the water department for a position with the Fort Wayne Fire Department.
ONE ADDED: The utilities department has hired Paul Faurote to fill a meter reader position.
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