Commission approves lateral transfer in city finance office

The Hickman City Council voted to allow a lateral personnel transfer that moves the current city treasurer into the city clerk role. A motion to approve the transfer was made by "Commissioner Gannon" and seconded; commissioners recorded affirmative responses and the chair moved to schedule the personnel change.

Council discussion emphasized that the transfer would be lateral with no pay change because both positions are custodial under the ordinance cited in the meeting. As one speaker put it, the ordinance "94-1 11" sets those roles as custodial and "there will be no pay adjustment for transferring to the clerk role." The council also noted the employee has been performing clerk duties in part and had been reviewed for the role.

The transcript contains inconsistent spellings for the employee under consideration (the item is introduced as allowing "Sean Peckham" to transfer; later discussion names "Shauna" as the employee expressing interest). Council members characterized the move as an internal, lateral reassignment and said they will schedule the change and advertise for the now-open treasurer position.

Next steps: the council approved the transfer motion and directed staff to post the treasurer vacancy and coordinate scheduling; no further implementing motion or effective date was recorded in the public minutes.