Pender Fire and EMS Merger MOU Approved Amid Employee Turnover, Cost Concerns

Pender Fire and EMS merger MOU approved amid employee turnover, cost concerns

PENDER COUNTY — Pender County leaders took the next step in moving forward with the Pender EMS and Fire merger, despite concerns about costs and employee turnover. READ MORE: Pender’s draft EMS and Fire merger plan faces commissioner scrutiny Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding for the merger on Sept. 2 in a 4-1 vote, with Jimmy Tate the lone dissenter. Source

Pender EMS & Fire leadership say dozens of employees have quit over merger concerns | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – Since March, 39 employees of Pender EMS & Fire have left, according to Assistant Chief Mark Haraway. Haraway says four more employees are in the process of leaving. “It’s difficult. Our goal is to try to do the best we can,” Haraway said. Pender County Commissioner Brent Springer believes the resignations could be for a variety of reasons. “I know that a lot of people have left on account of the merger, on account of…