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Council appoints three department directors amid debate over same‑day start and payroll
Summary
The Decatur City Council approved appointments for Chad Bowman as director of planning, Hunter Allen as director of parks and recreation and Johnny Jones as director of food services, and debated whether appointees had been placed on payroll or begun work before the formal votes.
The Decatur City Council approved three director appointments on the meeting agenda and discussed whether appointees began work or were placed on the city payroll before the formal votes.
Resolutions on the agenda named Chad Bowman as director of planning (start date discussed as Sept. 2), Hunter Allen as director of parks and recreation and Johnny Jones as director of food services. Council members and staff spoke at length about whether…
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