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Owensboro approves several personnel promotions; commissioner abstains from vote on family member
Summary
The commission approved multiple personnel promotions with effective dates in mid-November 2024 and separately approved the promotional appointment of Robert (Bobby) Glenn IV to driver engineer after disclosing a family relationship that prompted Commissioner Bob Glenn to abstain from that vote.
At a special called meeting the Owensboro Board of Commissioners approved a slate of personnel promotions and status changes for city departments, and separately approved a promotional appointment for a firefighter who is an immediate family member of Commissioner Bob Glenn.
City management presented multiple appointments effective in mid- to late-November: a transit bus driver effective Nov. 17; Ethan Board (promotional appointment to driver engineer, effective Nov. 17); Brandon Pendergraft (promotional appointment to captain, effective Nov. 17); Joshua Sexton (promotional appointment to lieutenant, effective Nov. 17); Corey Gant (regular appointment to battalion chief, effective Nov. 19); and Taylor Bosley (regular appointment to telecommunicator with the police department, effective Nov. 19). The commission moved, seconded and approved the group by voice vote.
The city manager then noted that Commissioner Bob Glenn would abstain from voting on a separate appointment because the appointee is an immediate family member. The council considered and approved the appointment of Robert Glenn IV (also referenced as Bobby Glenn) to driver engineer, effective Nov. 17; the transcript records the conflict disclosure and the subsequent voice vote that carried. The city manager said publicly that the commissioner would not vote: "...so he will not vote on this issue." No roll-call tallies for the personnel votes were recorded in the meeting transcript.
In addition to personnel, the commission approved several board appointments on this meeting's consent agenda including Larry Roberts (Parks and Recreation, two-year term), Alondra Johnson (Human Relations Commission, three-year term effective Nov. 5, 2024), Mary Weaver (Midtown East Alliance, two-year term) and Audrey Collins (Alliance for Drug Free Orangeboro and Davis County, three-year joint city-county term expiring Aug. 2027). The motions to approve these appointments were seconded and carried by voice vote; individual recorded votes were not provided in the transcript.
The meeting record shows the council followed standard procedure by separating the family-related appointment for a separate vote and noting the abstention; no appeals or challenges to the abstention were recorded.
