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Aberdeen promotes public works director, hires new officers and accepts resignations
Summary
The Aberdeen board promoted Tohona Larthridge to full-time Public Works Director, approved several police hires including Danterrian Logan, Anterrion Venson and Hunter Smith, and accepted resignations from Animal Control and a police officer during the March 3 meeting.
The Aberdeen Board of Aldermen on March 3 promoted Tohona Larthridge from interim to full‑time Public Works Director at a rate of $25.00 per hour and approved several personnel changes across departments.
The board unanimously approved hiring Danterrian Cornelius Logan and Anterrion Jamir Venson as full‑time police officers at $15.00 per hour; later the board also approved hiring Hunter Smith as a full‑time police officer at $15.00 per hour. The board accepted the resignations of Animal Control employee Larry Jackson (effective March 3, 2026) and Police Officer Lakita Doss (effective March 2, 2026). Tohona Larthridge thanked the board for the promotion and said her department is short‑staffed; she indicated she will seek permission to hire through TKO Staffing to fill vacancies.
The board also approved conference attendance and training payment for several staff members, including accounting and court‑clerk conferences and training for school resource officers.
Why it matters: personnel moves change operational capacity across public works and public safety. The promotion and hiring decisions are immediate: the promoted director is placed on a specified pay rate, and new officers were approved for immediate hire at the stated hourly wage.
What happens next: the hires and promotion are to be processed through city human resources and payroll; Public Works Director Larthridge will proceed with staffing requests.
Provenance: Personnel motions and vote outcomes are recorded in the minutes beginning in SEG 002 (promotion and hires) and SEG 006 (additional hires and resignations). Excerpts: "Promote Tohona Larthridge ... with a rate of pay of $25.00 per hour" (SEG 002); "to hire Hunter Smith as a full-time Police Officer ... at a rate of pay of $15.00 per hour" (SEG 006).
