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Richmond commissioners approve multiple hires, promotions, contracts and change orders; authorize litigation
Summary
The Richmond City Board of Commissioners approved several personnel actions (fire department promotions, hires across departments), awarded signage and construction change orders for the regional sports complex, adopted opioid-recovery grant agreements, authorized a $339,999 rescue truck purchase, and directed the city attorney to pursue litigation regarding 405 Moberly Avenue.
The Richmond City Board of Commissioners voted to approve a slate of personnel and procurement actions at its meeting.
Personnel: The board approved Order 25-175 promoting a fire department employee to battalion chief effective Dec. 26, 2025; Order 25-184 promoted Stephen Moyer to captain (effective Dec. 26, 2025); Order 25-176 promoted three firefighters to Firefighter 2 effective Nov. 26, 2025 (Clayton Cornett, Travis Newman, Cordell Markham). The board also approved hires including Janet Townsend as human resources director (Order 25-172, effective Dec. 15, 2025), Daniel Weakley for the recycle department (Order 25-174, effective Nov. 26, 2025), and two parks maintenance hires for the regional sports…
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