APOPKA, Fla. — The Apopka City Council passed a vote of “no confidence” in its fire chief.
>>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS LIVE <<<
“I think there’s more than enough, we’ve talked ad nauseum on this topic, it’s time to hire new leadership in the department and move on,” said Apopka City Commissioner Kyle Becker.
Read: Fallen firefighter Austin Duran named Apopka’s ‘Firefighter of the Year’
Commissioners voted 3-to-2 Wednesday night on the measure against Chief Sean Wylam.
They acknowledged concerns from firefighters over safety, in the wake of Austin Duran’s on-the-job death last year.
Watch: ‘He was strong’: Firefighter Austin Duran remembered after passing from on-the-job injury
Commissioners also voted to fire city attorney Michael Rodriguez, calling him “unprofessional” after butting heads with several members of the board.
Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
©2023 Cox Media Group
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/LVO2IIZNTJDGLEPD7JKH4JDCX4.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/WNHJWXNRDBEWVEY2NIJPZIC44U.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/4ROFA6NFGZCJTFFLSSWT47PATA.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/WMSG7LBEFVANXGZNN4WDFB7I6M.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/OUWSD2H2FVC6NDRJHS6OVX5DSQ.jpeg)