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Crawford council approves payroll but withholds one paycheck for Tom Phillips
Summary
At a special meeting Aug. 20, 2024, the Crawford City Council approved its payroll but voted to withhold the paycheck for Tom Phillips. The motion was moved by Council President April Grant, seconded by Council Member Christopher Dean, and carried 2–1 with Mayor Shane Norman voting no.
The Crawford City Council approved its payroll at a special meeting on Aug. 20, 2024, but voted to withhold one paycheck for Tom Phillips.
Council President April Grant moved "to approve with the exception of paycheck for Tom Phillips," and Council Member Christopher Dean seconded the motion, according to the meeting minutes. The roll-call vote was recorded as AYE: Grant, Dean; NAY: Mayor Shane Norman, and the motion carried.
The meeting convened at 6:00 p.m. at the Crawford Public Library. City Clerk Julia Butler noted that notice of the meeting had been published in The Crawford Clipper/Harrison Sun and that a copy of the Open Meetings Act was posted and available to the public. The meeting adjourned at 6:14 p.m.
No additional discussion or reasons for withholding Tom Phillips’s paycheck are recorded in the minutes. The minutes list the participants present as Mayor Shane Norman, Council President April Grant, Council Member Christopher Dean, and City Clerk Julia Butler and do not record any public comment on the payroll item.
