Burnette has been the agency’s interim director since Jan. 3, when the previous leader, Scott Freitag, was pulled over for drunken driving. He was fired the next day.
“Lisa has proven to be a highly effective leader and administrator as interim director of SLC911,” Biskupski said in a letter to the City Council, which must confirm the appointment for it to take effect. “Under her leadership, the department has continued to provide the highest-degree of professional and exceptional life-saving services to residents.”
Burnette has been with the bureau since 1992, when she started work as a dispatcher.