Embattled Minneapolis Fire Chief To Retire
Chief Alex Jackson has been criticized for handling of overtime pay.
Minneapolis Fire Department Chief Alex Jackson is retiring at the end of February. Earlier this year, Jackson faced sharp criticism from several city councilmembers over allegations that his firefighters were using sick leave to pad their weekends and for the $1 million in overtime pay he used to close the gap in the department's budget. Jackson also faced criticism for plans to deal with the overtime issue by taking fire trucks offline in low-demand areas, including Southwest Minneapolis. Jackson had argued the department dipped into overtime because of firefighter layoffs in the wake of state aid cuts. Jackson later modified his plans to first shut down the department's supply vehicles if enough firefighters call in sick. Jackson was the…
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