Ansonia (CT) Orders Probe of EMS Chief after ‘No Confidence’ Vote

Peter Yankowski Connecticut Post, Bridgeport (MCT) Dec. 22—ANSONIA — The city has hired an outside lawyer to investigate allegations against the top-ranking member of its emergency medical services department. The investigation is in response to a letter city officials say they received Friday, claiming members of the Ansonia Rescue and Medical Services held a vote of no confidence in the leadership of Chief Jared Heon. The seven-page letter included the signatures of more than two dozen EMTs and a supervisor, and was addressed to Mayor David Cassetti and the Board of Aldermen. In the letter, members of the department accused their chief of bullying those under him, double-dipping by working another job while on the schedule for Ansonia and spending department funds on high-end devices and leather chairs. The letter comes as the department’s part-time EMT and supervisor staff are negotiating a contract with Ansonia, which is also considering to regionalize its EMS service, according to a city attorney and a spokesman for the union. In an emailed statement to Hearst Connecticut Media, Heon said the letter was “likely due to the fact that the city, in the midst of union negotiations with the part-time employees, has elected to explore all options for EMS in Ansonia,” which he said he recused himself from “a few months back.” “Just as these employees are concerned about potential changes impacting the organizatio...
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