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Overtime pay behind short-lived firing, says Dawson City fire chief

Overtime pay behind short-lived firing, says Dawson City fire chief

Dawson City, Yukon, fire chief Jim Regimbal, fired in March and then re-instated in June, says his overtime billings were behind his dismissal.

He said a town bylaw stipulates that managers are not entitled to claim overtime, but his position, the protective services manager, is the exception.

"The bylaw could be interpreted three or four different ways. It was interpreted one way by the new city manager, interpreted one way by me," said Regimbal.

He said he believes the bylaw will be rewritten.

"The fact that I'm back in my job says a lot," he added

Andre Larabie, the town manager, is leaving his job after one year in the position. Dawson City official Heather Favron said Larabie's last day is Sept. 24. Larabie did not return calls from CBC News.

Regimbal was fired from his job on March 21. He won an appeal, but remained suspended until June 15 when he returned to his job.

Regimbal said the public may never learn all the details about his dismissal last spring.

"It may never come out. Some things are better discussed in-house and left at that."