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WEATHERSFIELD -- Trustees approved the resignation of three firefighters and the promotion of another at their meeting Tuesday.
Trustees adopted a motion to promote Susan Hunt from probationary firefighter to firefighter effective immediately.
"She's been participating for probably about a year now," Weathersfield fire Chief Tom Lambert said. "She responds to a lot of calls, which shows an interest. She wants to get into the EMT class coming up, so I'm excited to watch her grow."
Lambert said Hunt had planned to be at the meeting, but she got pulled away by a call.
The fire department also saw three firefighters resign. Trustees approved the resignation of Nicolas Clementi, effective Aug. 1, as he has taken a full-time position with the Niles Fire Department.
"He was a good asset to the department while he was here," Lambert added.
Trustees also accepted the resignation of firefighter Carson Lambert, effective Aug. 1. According to trustee Steve Gerberry, Carson Lambert no longer was able to commit the time necessary due to his full-time position as a registered nurse.
"He's one of those people where if he can't do everything just the way it's written, he doesn't want to do it," Chief Lambert said. "So he doesn't have the time to commit to the training and making the calls, so he'd rather step away."
Gerberry pointed out that Carson Lambert had been with the fire department since 2017, and his volunteer career lasted longer than most with the department.
Finally, trustees approved the resignation of firefighter Brooklyn Youngblood, effective Aug. 1. Youngblood had to step down as she had moved out of the response area.
"She came through the Trumbull Career and Technical Center program," Lambert said. "She's on the outskirts of Hubbard, but she's now a member of the Burghill Vernon Fire Department."
Also at the meeting, trustees announced the township will host its first community document shredding event 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 9 at the Weathersfield community park.
"This was made possible by a grant from the Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District and the Go-Green Community Grant Program," Gerberry said. "We hope it's a success. We hope the weather is good and that people participate."
Gerberry said residents are allowed to bring a "manageable amount," meaning about three to four boxes of documents to shred.
"We encourage everyone to come out," trustee Edward Whittaker said. "It really is a nice thing to have."