Marysville Sound

Public Safety · Apr 15, 2026

Marysville Fire District board to consider extending Fire Chief's contract to Feb. 2027

Pre-meeting materials for the April 15, 2026, Marysville Fire District board meeting show the board scheduled to consider a third amendment extending Fire Chief Ned Vander Pol's contract through Feb. 1, 2027 1.

What the records say

In materials posted ahead of the board's April 15, 2026, meeting, the Marysville Fire District Board of Directors was scheduled to consider approving the third amendment to Fire Chief Ned Vander Pol's employment contract. The recommended action was a motion to approve a one-year extension of the contract through Feb. 1, 2027, with the extension running from Feb. 1, 2026 1. The agenda bill notes that under Article 5 of the contract, it may be extended for additional terms by mutual written agreement 1. Earlier, the approved minutes of the board's March 18, 2026, meeting record that the board voted unanimously to approve a one-year contract extension for Chief Vander Pol that included a 3 percent cost-of-living salary adjustment and an additional 100 hours credited to his vacation bank 1. The available records do not establish the outcome of the April 15, 2026, meeting.

  • The district board was scheduled to consider a third amendment to Fire Chief Ned Vander Pol's contract at its April 15, 2026, meeting.
  • The proposed one-year extension would keep the contract in force through Feb. 1, 2027.
  • Article 5 of the contract permits extensions by mutual written agreement.
  • March 18, 2026, minutes record unanimous approval of a one-year extension with a 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment and 100 added vacation hours.
  • The pre-meeting records do not establish the April 15 meeting's outcome.

Why it matters

The fire chief directs the district's day-to-day operations and emergency response. Whether the board extended Chief Vander Pol's contract determines who leads the district into 2027. Since the packet is a pre-meeting record, residents reading it cannot yet know whether the board approved the extension, only that the board was scheduled to consider it 1.

What changed / what's next

  • The third amendment would extend Fire Chief Ned Vander Pol's employment contract one year, through Feb. 1, 2027 1.
  • Whether the board approved the third amendment — the pre-meeting records do not establish the outcome of the April 15, 2026, meeting 1.
  • The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.