HomeMy WebLinkAboutFire Chief - Bartlett Resignation Letter 12-15-16 UKIAH VALLEY FIRE AUTHORITY
John Bartlett
Fire Chief
1500 South State Street
Ukiah, CA. 95482
Bus. (707)462-7921
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12/14/2016
To: Sage Sangiacomo, Ukiah City Council
From: John Bartlett—Fire Chief
Subject: 30 day notice of resignation
Directors,
It is with great disappointment that I have come to this point in my career in the fire
service. I have given forty-six years of my life serving the public, striving to give the people
I work for and with, one hundred and ten percent of my effort, time, knowledge and ability.
I have worked diligently to make this merger work and improve both the Ukiah Valley
Fire District and Ukiah City Fire Department, spending untold extra hours and sleepless
nights working on solutions to solve problems. During the last five years I have taken no
personnel time off, with the exception of a knee injury (2 weeks), congestive heart failure
(caused by stress, 2 weeks), my father's death (2 weeks), and most recently to deal with
prostate cancer (2 months). During these absences I was still available by phone and dealt
with many Fire District problems without thinking twice about it.
For personal and health reasons, this is my thirty day written notice of contract
termination effective 12-15-2016 with 30 days ending date of 1-15-2017. So the City will
avoid paying my vacation time, I will be on vacation from 12-15-2016 to 1-15-2016.
Sincerely,
YoB artlett