The Columbus city council unanimously voted Tuesday to transfer a city firefighter to another department after he married the relative of a fellow firefighter.
Jonathan Goodman, 25, appeared before the mayor and council during Tuesday night's board meeting because his marriage, according to Columbus Fire & Rescue Chief Martin Andrews, violated the city's nepotism policy for employees.
On Sept. 27, Goodman married the niece of another CF&R firefighter.
He began working with CF&R in April 2013
Sarah Fowler covered crime, education and community related events for The Dispatch.
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