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Snowflake council approves nepotism waiver so top police-department candidate can be hired
Summary
Council approved a nepotism waiver allowing Stephanie Whipple — the top candidate among 11 applicants for a civilian police position — to be hired despite her husband working in the department; Council recorded that neither will supervise the other.
The Snowflake Town Council on Aug. 1 approved a nepotism waiver to allow the hiring of Stephanie Whipple in the Snowflake Police Department.
Police Chief Martin explained the department held a testing process with 11 applicants and said Stephanie Whipple ranked first. Chief Martin told the council that Jeff Whipple, her husband, already works for the department but that the two employees would not be in supervisory positions over one another. Mayor Byron Lewis said she was "strongly in favor of this because she knows our officers, she knows our community." Councilmember Kerry Ballard asked whether the hire would fill all open positions; Chief Martin replied that the office staff would be full and the department was also hiring additional officers.
On a motion by Mayor Byron Lewis, seconded by Councilmember Kerry Ballard, council approved the nepotism waiver; the motion passed unanimously with Cory Johnson, Joe Bjornn and Lora Jones absent. The meeting record does not show additional restrictions or conditions attached to the waiver.
