A message from our Council Woman Mary K. Knight

Ocean City Volunteer Fire

A lot has been reported in the local papers concerning the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Department. In fact you may have a flier on your front porch addressing the situation. I assure you that no one's safety is in jeopardy! The Town of Ocean City and the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Department are trying to work towards the common goal of a paid Chief in charge of both entities.
The Mayor and City Council have never stated that we do not want or need the volunteers. We have been working well with the volunteers with a Memorandum of Understanding for the last 9 months. We were hoping that this could stay in place while the search for the paid chief occurs.
At this time we have 75 paid employees (this number includes full and part time employees). The City is staffed appropriately to cover emergencies and the volunteers are still responding to calls.
The Mayor and City Council are working very hard to resolve these issues.
Sincerely,
Mary Knight