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Spencer council adopts updated personnel, drug-free and cyber policies; approves judge appointment and surplus list
Summary
The Spencer council unanimously adopted Resolutions 2025-1 (Personnel Policy), 2025-2 (Drug-Free Workplace) and 2025-3 (Information & Cyber Security), appointed Brandon Griffin as special substitute municipal judge, and declared a list of surplus equipment for disposal.
The City of Spencer council voted unanimously on Jan. 30 to adopt three updated personnel and workplace policies and to approve several administrative items.
Resolution 2025-1 updated the city Personnel Policy after MTAS consultant John Grubbs worked with staff on the changes. Alderman David Chandler moved to adopt the updated Personnel Policy; Alderman Jody Hensley seconded and the roll-call vote was recorded as all in favor.
The council then adopted Resolution 2025-2, a revised Drug-Free Workplace Policy (moved by Alderman Jerry Blankenship, seconded by Vice Mayor Drew Campbell) and Resolution 2025-3, an Information & Cyber Security Policy updated in part to remove Spencer Utility references (moved by Vice Mayor Campbell and seconded by Alderman Darrell Nance). All three motions passed on unanimous roll-call votes.
On personnel appointments, the council approved Resolution 2025-4 appointing Brandon Griffin as special substitute municipal judge; Mayor Farmer noted the appointment must be renewed every 30 days until a permanent judge is selected and that resumes will be accepted through Feb. 8, 2025.
The council also approved Resolution 2025-5 declaring a list of surplus equipment for destruction or disposal, including outdated computers, monitors, a shredder, TV/VCR, radios, police lights and other items. Alderman David Chandler moved the surplus declaration and Alderman Jerry Blankenship seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
Other administrative actions recorded on the agenda included a first reading of Ordinance 2025-1 (municipal court and Title 13 property maintenance updates) and approval of the July 3 fireworks event at a cost of $11,865 with the show time corrected to 9 p.m. Both items were approved to move forward. The council took no further votes on policy implementation details at the meeting.
Next steps: MTAS staff were cited as the resource for training on the updated municipal policies; the special substitute judge appointment will be revisited monthly until a permanent judge is chosen.
