During the citizen participation portion of the meeting, resident and long‑time volunteer firefighter Randy Thomasini addressed the council and asked why he had been removed from the Hollywood Park Volunteer Fire Department. Thomasini said he had emailed council members seeking explanation and that only three council members had replied; he stated he possessed texts and emails from former fire chiefs that he said contradict a claim a researcher told the mayor that no records existed of his volunteer service.

Deborah Thomasini, also a resident and former department member, read a note from former Fire Chief John Petrico supporting Randy Thomasini’s volunteer service history and urged the council to recognize the contributions of volunteers.

Later the council went into executive session to consult with the city attorney on two items: pending litigation and an ethics complaint. After returning to open session the council took formal action on the ethics matter. A motion was made to accept the mayor’s recommendation from executive session to dismiss the ethics complaint; the motion was seconded and the council voted in favor. The mayor announced the motion passed and the meeting was adjourned.

No reinstatement or departmental personnel action was recorded on the public agenda during the meeting; Thomasini said his original goal in speaking was to resign or regain volunteer status.