Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District board recalls, Arizona (2017)
| Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District Board recall |
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| Officeholders |
Vic Riccardi |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2017 Recalls in Arizona Arizona recall laws Special district recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Patti Lewis and Vic Riccardi from their positions on the Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District (NACFD) board in Arizona was launched in March 2017. A recall effort was then launched against board members Mike Collins and Jim Bailey as well. Recall supporters opposed the board's decision to rehire former Fire Chief Wayne Eder, and the recall filling accused the board of violating open meetings laws. Petitions containing signatures in favor of putting the recalls on the ballot were not turned in, so the recalls did not go to a vote.[1]
Donna Rushing filed the recall petition with Mohave County Elections on March 27, 2017. Rushing's son-in-law, NACFD Capt. Brian Grant, at the time headed the United Professional Firefighters of Kingman (Local 4191).[2]
Recall supporters
Brian Grant said that Local 4191 had organized the recall. "They have all the answers before they ever come to the board meeting," he said of the board members. "They got rid of a fire chief who was keeping the status quo and they’re bringing in a guy who made an uneasy working environment."[2]
Recall opponents
Wayne Eder resigned as fire chief in 2008. He denied the accusation listed in the recall filing that he "was responsible for wasting millions of taxpayer dollars." In an email to the Daily Miner, Eder said, "Our budget never dropped while I served as chief, and only dropped after I left the district."[2]
Patti Lewis, chairwoman of the board, said there was a misunderstanding about the hiring of Eder. She said that he was not hired permanently, but to find and hire a new chief. "What you’ve got is a massive union working to change the fire district to union," said Lewis.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arizona
Recall proponents had 120 days to collect 892 valid signatures in order to get the recall on the ballot.[2]
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