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Waynetown council moves to authorize revisions to employee handbook
Summary
At a special Aug. 7 meeting, Council member Barry Lewis moved to allow Clerk-Treasurer Sandy Proctor and Town Attorney David Peebles to draft changes to the employee handbook’s progressive-discipline and drug-and-alcohol testing sections; the minutes record the motion but do not include a vote tally and contain conflicting livestream notes.
Waynetown’s Town Council recorded a motion Aug. 7 asking Clerk-Treasurer Sandy Proctor and Town Attorney David Peebles to draft changes to the town’s employee handbook covering progressive disciplinary action and the drug-and-alcohol testing program.
The motion was made by Council member Barry Lewis during a special meeting called to order at 5:00 P.M. by Town Council President Bob Cox. The minutes state the motion but do not record a second, a vote tally, or the council’s final decision; the record therefore does not make clear whether the motion was formally adopted.
The meeting minutes contain a conflicting pair of notes about livestreaming. An opening line in the minutes says the meeting “was NOT being live streamed, due to technical difficulties.” A later page (the sign-in sheet) includes a printed header saying the meeting “is being recorded & is being livestreamed” at WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/@WAYNETOWNINDIANA. The minutes do not resolve which statement is accurate.
The minutes list Barry Lewis, Doug Harris, Randy Phillips and Bob Cox present; Aaron Benge is recorded as not present. Town Attorney David Peebles is noted as attending. The document also states there was no formal agenda for the special meeting and appends a sign-in sheet.
The document records a second motion by Barry Lewis to adjourn; like the handbook motion, that motion is recorded without an accompanying vote tally or stated outcome. The minutes provide no timeline for when the proposed handbook changes would be returned for council review or action.
The town’s clerk and town attorney are named in the minutes as the parties authorized to “work on changes” to two specific handbook sections: Progressive Disciplinary Action and the Drug & Alcohol Testing Program. The minutes do not include proposed text, funding implications, or any staff report describing the scope of recommended changes.
The minutes end with the appended sign-in sheet, which lists multiple attendees including Bob Cox and Sandy Proctor. No public comments, staff presentations, or legal citations are recorded in the text provided.
