Monacelli elected fire commissioner in Albion Joint Fire District
Charlie Monacelli
ALBION – A long-time volunteer firefighter has been elected fire commissioner in the Albion Joint Fire District.
Charlie Monacelli was elected to a five-year term today. He received 77 votes to the 58 for Derek Howes.
Monacelli will take the place of Chris Kinter on the board of commissioners. This was the second election for the Albion Joint Fire District. A year ago, the five commissioners were elected for the first time. Kinter didn’t seek re-election to the unpaid position. Monacelli’s term starts on Jan. 1.
The turnout was steady for the election which lasted three hours from 6 to 9 p.m. at Hoag Library.
Monacelli has been a volunteer firefighter for 36 years. He said he is running to bring more transparency in the joint fire district.
Howes is an Albion native who recently moved back to the community after being very involved with the Town of Niagara Active Hose fire company. He served on the Executive Board and as a lieutenant with that fire company. He works full-time as a project manager/estimator for a fire protection company.
