Status of fire chief continues to divide Argo City Council

In a four-hour meeting on Monday night, the Argo City Council’s discussion over the status of Fire Chief Mike Platts became a topic of debate, leading to heated exchanges between Councilor Corkey Massey and Mayor Betty Bradley, Trussville Tribune the reports.

Platts had requested at a meeting in July 2017 that he be reclassified as a part-time employee for the Argo Fire Department while he worked full-time with the Homewood Fire Department. The council eventually agreed to allow Platts a trial period in which he was granted his request until the period expired on Jan. 24 this year. A tie vote at a Jan. 9 meeting resulted in Platts’ status being reverted to full-time. However, his position in the department remains in question.

Read the full report at the Trussville Tribune.