The Camp Hill town council voted not to reinstate former fire chief David Berry Monday, following an hour-long appeal in an attempt to untangle whether the Camp Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a department of the town or a nonprofit corporation.
The council had voted to fire Berry last month due to his repeated failure to present certain documents requested by Mayor Messiah Williams-Cole in a letter dated Feb. 2. At the recommendation of the mayor, the council voted 3-0 against reinstating Berry Monday, with councilmembers Juanita Woody and Sue Thomas abstaining from the vote. Â
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