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Clearwater fire chief's contract finalized

 
Published Oct. 27, 2016

CLEARWATER — The city finalized the contract for newly appointed Clearwater Fire & Rescue Chief Scott Ehlers on Oct. 20, nearly a week after he took over the department.

Ehlers will be paid a $120,000 base salary, according to human resources manager Carl Sieber. On Oct. 14, Ehlers was promoted from emergency manager, a position he held since 2014, after serving 30 years with Tampa Fire Rescue. He was sworn in as chief on Oct. 17.