Omaha.com
SHELBY, Iowa — The Shelby City Council has suspended all but one member of the Shelby Volunteer Fire Department because of a dispute over fundraiser proceeds.
Fire Chief Eric Wendt said he was the only member of the 12-person department who was not suspended Monday. Without any active firefighters, the city will rely on Minden and Avoca to respond to emergencies via a mutual aid agreement. Wendt said the dismissals stem from a disagreement over a separate bank account that the department uses to hold its fundraiser money.
“The council thinks they control our pancake money,” Wendt said. “It’s about if these funds generated from pancake feeds and the like should be labeled as public funds or fire department funds.”
Full story: Shelby, Iowa, City Council suspends firefighters over fundraising bank account