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Votes at a glance: Richmond Board adopts police paramedic policy, hires staff and approves personnel changes
Summary
At the meeting the Richmond City Board of Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding with Madison County Emergency Medical Services to place a certified paramedic with the Richmond Police Department; the board also approved multiple personnel hires, reclassifications and accepted two resignations. All listed orders were adopted by roll-
The Richmond City Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a new Richmond Police Department policy establishing a police paramedic program with a memorandum of understanding (Order 25‑116) and approved a slate of personnel actions, surplus property disposition and resignations listed below.
Votes summary: all recorded motions listed on the agenda were adopted by roll call (Commissioners Cole, Goble, Newby, Brewer and Mayor Blythe voted yes where roll‑call was taken). The board took no votes against or recorded abstentions on the items presented.
Key orders the board adopted (motions and roll calls recorded in meeting minutes):
- Order 25‑116 — Adopt Richmond Police Department policy (Section 2.21, police paramedic) and approve memorandum of understanding with Madison County Emergency Medical Services. Rationale: allows a certified paramedic assigned to the department to provide overlapping paramedic coverage for catastrophic incidents and training. Officer Addison Atkin was named as leading the initiative in the MOU. Vote: unanimous (recorded yes votes: Commissioner Cole; Commissioner Goble; Commissioner Newby; Commissioner Brewer; Mayor Blythe). Motion/second: not specified in the record.
- Order 25‑117 — Hire a full‑time Section 8 housing inspector (contingent upon preemployment processes), effective 2025‑08‑13. Named hire in the order: Timothy Damrell. Vote: unanimous yes (Cole, Goble, Newby, Brewer, Blythe). Motion/second: not specified.
- Order 25‑118 — Hire a newly created finance‑department position to address increased workload (one‑year probation). The hire was introduced in the meeting; the appointee introduced themself as “Shakers.” The order states the hire is contingent on preemployment requirements. Vote: unanimous yes (Cole, Goble, Newby, Brewer, Blythe). Motion/second: Commissioner Goble moved; Commissioner Cole seconded (as recorded immediately before the vote).
- Order 25‑119 — Declare listed police department personal property surplus for disposition on govdeals.com (monthly surplus list per ordinance chapter 34.02). Vote: unanimous yes (Cole, Goble, Newby, Brewer, Blythe). Motion/second: not specified.
- Order 25‑120 — Accept resignation of Tyler S. Fraser from the administration department effective July 31, 2025; the board thanked Fraser for service. Vote: unanimous yes (Cole, Goble, Newby, Brewer, Blythe). Motion/second: not specified.
- Order 25‑121 — Reclassify an employee in police records from records clerk to senior records clerk (Tristan Crainy), effective 2025‑08‑18, pay grade 4. Vote: unanimous yes (Cole, Goble, Newby, Brewer, Blythe). Motion/second: not specified.
- Order 25‑122 — Accept resignation of Justin Brock from the Parks Department effective 2025‑08‑04; the board thanked him for service. Vote: unanimous yes (Cole, Goble, Newby, Brewer, Blythe). Motion/second: not specified.
- Order 25‑123 — Reclassify a finance employee from finance clerk to senior clerk (Ryder Covington), effective payroll date 2025‑08‑18. Vote: unanimous yes (Cole, Goble, Newby, Brewer, Blythe). Motion/second: not specified.
Procedure notes: several motions were recorded on the floor as “So moved” or “I move; second” without named movers in the audible record; roll calls were read by the clerk for each order and show unanimous recorded yes votes on the items above.
Ending: The board closed the meeting after a brief city manager update and commissioner remarks.
