WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita City Manager Robert Layton says he is disappointed that the union representing the city’s firefighters is seeking the resignation of Fire Chief Ron Blackwell and two other fire department administrators.
The union says its members want Blackwell and Deputy Chief Ron Aaron or Division Chief Billy Wenzel to resign.
But Layton said on Monday that he has complete confidence in the administrators.
The Wichita Eagle reports Blackwell responded in a statement that he hoped the union would focus on working together with administrators to provide effective fire services.
Union president Matt Schulte says one of the main disputes was administrators getting raises while some fire service units have been taken out of service. He added that firefighters have been upset with the administrators for years.
