Opinion ID: 2790212
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Heading: Plaintiff’s Job Duties

Text: The evidence presented at trial established that Plaintiff’s job duties as Assistant Fire Chief encompassed every aspect of running the fire department. As the Fire Chief’s second-in-command, Plaintiff was responsible for assuming all of the Chief’s duties in his absence. On a day-to-day basis, Plaintiff supervised the 8 Case: 14-11240 Date Filed: 03/31/2015 Page: 9 of 16 Division Chiefs directly below him and served as a liaison between the Fire Chief and employees down the chain of command. Plaintiff directly participated in preparing and trying to find savings in the budget, hiring, training, and management of employees, dispatch, and logistics. He had additional duties arising from his service on the pension board and on several committees, including a committee designed to foster cooperation between labor and management. Plaintiff testified that his overarching responsibility as Assistant Fire Chief was to ensure that the fire department provided the best service possible, from its receipt of an emergency call to the conclusion of its response.