NEWS RELEASE

CITY OF TROY, OHIO

APPOINTMENT OF FIRE CHIEF

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mayor Michael L. Beamish is proud to announce that Assistant Fire Chief Matthew D.

Simmons has been promoted to Troy Fire Chief, effective Monday, May 11, 2015.

Chief Simmons was selected after an extensive written testing and assessment center

process administered by the Troy Civil Service Commission. His starting salary will be

$102,000 and his probationary period will be one year from his date of appointment.

Chief Simmons became a member of the Troy Fire Department on February 21,

1999. He was promoted to the rank of Platoon Commander on July 6, 2005 and

promoted to Assistant Fire Chief on January 1, 2007. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Organizational Management from Bluffton University. He is a certified Paramedic, Fire

and Explosive Investigator, and Inspector. Recently Chief Simmons was selected by the

International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) to receive a full scholarship to become a

member of the 2015 cohort program for his third year of attending the Fire Service

Executive Development Institute (FSEDI).

Chief Simmons, 41, was born in Piqua, Ohio. He served four years in the United States

Navy and was attached to a Naval Construction Battalion. He participated in

Operation Uphold Democracy in 1994 in Haiti as part of a United Nations Mission. He

and his wife Amy have been married for 19 years and have an eight year old son,

Judah.

A promotion ceremony has been scheduled for Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. in

the Council Chambers of Troy City Hall, located on the second floor of 100 South

Market Street. All are invited but those who are not able to attend can view the brief

ceremony live online through the City of Troy website at

http://troyohio.gov/562/Council-Chambers-Live-Stream.

Mayor Michael Beamish stated: I am supremely confident that Chief Simmons, along with the assistance and leadership of Assistant Fire Chief Gary Stanley and the three

Platoon Commanders, will provide positive and innovative leadership of the Troy Fire

Department for years to come as the Department continues to provide Troy citizens

and the residents of the neighboring Townships with vital fire protection and EMS

services. Im proud of Matts achievements and Im confident he is the leader the Troy Fire Department needs at this time and in the future.

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Issued: May 8, 2015

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May 8, 2015

Chief Matthew D. Simmons 1700 Swailes Road Troy OH 45373

Dear Matt:

Office of The Mayor and

100 S. Market Street, P. 0. Box 3003 Troy, Ohio 45373-7303 phone: (937) 335-1725/fax: (937) 339-8601 Patrie k. Titterington@troyohio. gov

It is a pleasure to provide you with this letter as official confirmation of your appointment and promotion to the position of Fire Chief for the City of Troy at an annual salary of $102,000 with an effective appointment date of May 11, 2015. This salary will continue through the 2015 calendar year.

As you are aware the position of Fire Chief has a probationary period of one year.

Congratulations on your career advancement with the Troy Fire Department. It will be our pleasure to address you as "Chief".

Sincerely,

~c~/~~.~ Michael L. Beamish Mayor

cc: Civil Service Commission Troy City Council Troy Fire Department Human Resources Media

. Titterington Director of Public Service and Safety