Church Hill Leaders Have Voted To Keep Mayor Dennis Deal’s Ability To Hire And Fire Employees, In Place For The Time Being. The Question Of Deal’s Power Was Brought Up For Vote After Two City Employees Last Month Claimed The Mayor Allegedly Threatened To Shoot Them And Himself During A May 25Th Staff Meeting. One Of Those Employees, Former City Recorder Josh Russell, Resigned This Month Citing The Incident As The Reason.