The newly elected Wayne Township Trustee has replaced the fire chief following a year-long WRTV investigation into compensation for the department’s administration.
On Monday, Trustee Jeb Bardon announced Marcus Reed will serve as the Wayne Township fire chief, effective Aug. 1.Mike Lang will no longer serve as fire chief and is now employed as a captain with the Wayne Township Fire Department.
Prosecutors allege between December 20, 2019, and May 19, 2021, they"knowingly or intentionally" profited from contracts between the nonprofit and the fire department. Before retiring in January, Reed served five years as fire chief in Westfield and has held similar roles with Central Oregon Coast Fire and Rescue, the City of Roseville in California, Portland Oregon’s Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, and in Clark County Washington, according to the trustee’s office.
Bardon will serve out the remainder of Jones’ term, which ends on December 31, 2022. He currently owns and operates three Subway franchises and previously served as a state representative from 1998 through 2014.WRTV Investigates found Adams and his two deputy chiefs at the time, including Lang, racked up 1,358 hours of overtime in 2019 and 2020 for a total of $113,290.
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