(Radio Iowa) – The chief of the Centerville Fire Department has retired following a month of administrative leave. As first reported by the Ottumwa Courier, the city of Centerville accepted the resignation of Fire Chief Mike Bogel, who led the fire department since 2011. Bogel was placed on administrative leave on August 30th, a day after the city received a report from two consultants that revealed low morale and dysfunction within the department. Further details were not made available in the report which was heavily redacted. On Monday, Centerville’s city council named Assistant Chief Vern Milburn the interim fire chief.

Centerville officials plan to launch a search for the next head of its fire department. In mid-September, a Centerville POLICE officer was fired after allegedly sending an explicit video while on duty.