Omaha.com
OMAHA, Neb. — Fire Chief Mike McDonnell tried to get several revisions to his deal with Mayor Jean Stothert last week before it fell apart.
Tuesday, the Mayor’s Office released documents that it said contained McDonnell’s demands: reimburse his tuition, assure that rigs won’t be temporarily taken out of service and clarify something the mayor said.
McDonnell said the documents released by the Mayor’s Office are misleading and are actually drafts created during the process that he never intended to submit. Early last week, Stothert and McDonnell tentatively agreed to a deal that would block the city from laying off firefighters and keep rigs in service until next July, while ushering out the fire chief. McDonnell would get credit for an extra 14 months of service, qualifying him for the largest pension in city history.
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