Deputy Fire Chief Still an Employee After Move to Florida

dcogcadmin | December 14, 2009

Despite having moved to Florida and become chief of the Sarasota County Fire Department, D.C. deputy fire chief Kenneth Ellerbe remains an employee of the D.C. Fire Department.  Though his status is on leave without pay, his continued presence on the rolls will permit him to begin collecting retirement benefits from D.C. at age 50, rather than 55 — at a cost to the city of about $600,000.  The Department of Human Resources directed The Washington Times to file a Freedom of Information Act request to learn more, and denied the release of numerous records citing employee privacy.  The Washington Times

Despite having moved to Florida and become chief of the Sarasota County Fire Department, D.C. deputy fire chief Kenneth Ellerbe remains an employee of the D.C. Fire Department.  Though his status is on leave without pay, his continued presence on the rolls will permit him to begin collecting retirement benefits from D.C. at age 50, rather than 55 — at a cost to the city of about $600,000.  The Department of Human Resources directed The Washington Times to file a Freedom of Information Act request to learn more, and denied the release of numerous records citing employee privacy.  The Washington Times