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Roger Kerr, the interim Bloomington fire chief, will assume the title permanently starting next week.

The IU Kelley School of Business administrator and organizer for gun control took the oath of office shortly after Monroe County Democratic Party chair David Henry cast a tie-breaking vote during a party caucus.

Three candidates seeking to fill a vacant seat on the Bloomington City Council took questions from precinct committee members at a Democratic Party forum over the weekend.

The selected candidate will fill a vacancy left by Shruti Rana, who took office in January but resigned this month.

Former Bloomington Fire Chief Roger Kerr will reclaim the title on an interim basis.

Bloomington Fire Chief Jason Moore has resigned just under a week after Mayor-elect Kerry Thomson announced she would reappoint him to the position next year.

Renovations to the downtown Bloomington fire station damaged in 2021 flash floods are slated to begin next week.

Max Litwin will take on the role in place of Jayme Washel, who is leaving to become the chief of the Greenwood Fire Department in August.

The proposals at the center of a disagreement between the union and administration have been removed from council consideration, at least for now.