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Cridersville council approves police promotions and pay increases as village seeks new chief
Summary
Council approved promotions and hourly pay increases for three officers, recorded a 5-0 vote on the raises and later amended Mike Gaines’ hourly increase to $2.00; council also reported five applications for police chief and temporary part-time coverage plans.
The Village of Cridersville council on May 6 approved personnel actions for its police staff and discussed recruitment for a new police chief. Council approved raises and title changes on a motion by Bailey, seconded by Eric West, recorded as passing 5-0: Donnie Chiles was promoted to Sergeant with a $1.00 hourly increase; Mike Gaines was promoted to Corporal with an initial $1.31 hourly increase that the council later amended to $2.00 per hour (amendment moved by Eric West, seconded by Bailey, passed 5-0); and John Haehn received a $1.37 hourly increase.
Eric West reported the village had received five applications for the police chief position. Lieutenant Truex said he is drawing on professional contacts to recruit part-time officers to provide coverage during the leadership transition, noting that the village faces challenges matching wages offered by larger jurisdictions and the county.
The meeting minutes record the personnel actions and amendments and list the motions and seconders; individual roll-call votes by member name are not itemized beyond the reported 5-0 tally. No effective dates beyond immediate payroll action were recorded in the minutes.
