Whitchurch-Stouffville is on the lookout for a new fire chief after current fire Chief Rob McKenzie chose to retire last week. Town spokesperson Glenn Jackson confirmed the retirement in a phone call and reiterated that it was nothing more than a retirement.

McKenzie was promoted to chief in June 2010 after serving as deputy chief since September 2006.

Before joining Whitchurch-Stouffville, McKenzie served 24 years with Richmond Hill Fire & Emergency Services.

He is the latest town staffer to bid adieu in a slew of departures in recent years.

In 2016, Pavlina Thompson, the town’s fourth human resources manager in 12 months, confirmed there had been 30 exits, terminations and resignations at the corporation since Jan. 1, 2015. “The level of trust in this organization is so low,” Thompson told council at the time. She has since left.

McKenzie also found himself as the town’s Chief Administrative Officer for a brief period of time in 2016 as the position was being passed around.

After Marc Pourvahidi went on leave in 2016, McKenzie served as interim chief administrative officer for two weeks until leisure and community services director Rob Raycroft took over the role. The town’s new chief administrative officer is Roman Martiuk and he starts his full duties in August.