Minneapolis fire chief to retire for Phyllis Wheatley role
The longtime Minneapolis fire chief announced his retirement after a roughly 30-year career and will take a leadership position at the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center in North Minneapolis. The move represents a change in public-safety leadership for the city and a high-profile executive hire for the historic community center.
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đ Key Facts
- The Minneapolis fire chief is retiring after about 30 years with the department
- He will assume a leadership/executive role at the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center in North Minneapolis
- The transition creates a vacancy at the top of the Minneapolis Fire Department and is likely to prompt a mayoral/municipal selection process for a successor