THE SALISBURY CITY COUNCIL WILL ENTERTAIN A VOTE TO CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION AT 3:00 P.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013) TO DISCUSS A PERSONNEL MATTER (FIRE CHIEF POSITION) AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND § 10-508(a)(1)(i).
THE SESSION WILL BE HELD IN CONFERENCE ROOM 306 OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING (125 N. DIVISION STREET) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE COUNCIL’S BUDGET WORK SESSION, AT WHICH TIME THE PUBLIC CAN OBSERVE THE MOTION, ANY DISCUSSION AND THE VOTE TO CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION AS NOTED ABOVE.
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Mayor James Ireton, Jr., is pleased to announce that he is forwarding the name of Richard Hoppes to the Salisbury City Council for consideration for the position of Fire Chief of the Salisbury Fire Department. “It has been an honor to have Acting Chief Hoppes as our Chief since 2010 and twice since I came into office. He is an exceptional public servant and is committed to fire and EMS service for our citizens. It is with that service to others in mind, that I nominate this exceptionally qualified man for the position of Chief,” said Mayor Ireton.
Acting Fire Chief Rick Hoppes began his career with the Salisbury Fire Department as a volunteer in 1985. He began his career service with the Department in 1988. Rick has held many operational and administrative positions during his 28 year career, including Firefighter/EMT, Firefighter/Cardiac Rescue Technician, Lieutenant and Training Officer, Captain, Assistant Fire Chief, and Deputy Fire Chief of Operations. He has spent the last 3 years as Acting Fire Chief of the SFD.
Chief Hoppes currently holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration from Columbia Southern University and an Associate of Applied Sciences degree in Business Management from Wor-Wic Community College. He is a graduate of the National Fire Service Staff and Command curriculum and he has continuously strived to increase his education and training in the fire service throughout his career.
Currently holding certifications as a Maryland and National Firefighter II, Fire Officer IV, Fire Service Instructor III, Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, Hazardous Materials Technician and Incident Commander, Chief Hoppes is an adjunct instructor for the Maryland Emergency Management Agency where he is credentialed to teach all of the National Incident Management (NIMS) courses.
Chief Hoppes has received numerous awards throughout his career, including multiple Unit Citations, Department Commendations and Meritorious Service Awards. He has been married for twenty-nine years and has three children. He and his family are very active in their church and in his spare time, Rick enjoys woodworking and golf.
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