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NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Suspended Coventry Fire Chief Paul Labbadia requested more time to produce documents that he claims will show the town of North Providence does not have the right to terminate his medical insurance coverage and pension cost-of-living adjustment, during an administrative hearing Thursday.
Mayor Charles Lombardi, in his capacity as the town public safety director, will make the decision, and while he agreed to give Labbadia time to produce the purported documentation, the mayor also said he wants the case wrapped up within seven days.
“We cannot go into next month,” Lombardi said. “I am very confident in our case against Mr. Labbadia.” In a letter to Labbadia, Lombardi wrote that the town has evidence to prove the former town firefighter did not meet the service eligibility requirements for a pension, a COLA to that pension or post-retirement medical coverage.
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