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Aberdeen board hires police officer, accepts resignation, terminates dispatcher and appoints new deputy clerk and mayoral secretary
Summary
On June 16 the board approved hiring Police Officer Justin Posey at $16/hour, terminated a part‑time dispatcher, accepted a police resignation, hired a deputy city clerk, and later hired an executive secretary for the mayor.
The Aberdeen Board of Aldermen and Alderwoman approved several personnel actions on June 16 affecting the city’s public safety and administrative staff.
The board voted to hire Police Officer Justin Posey at $16.00 per hour. It also voted to terminate part‑time Police Dispatcher Chasity Gardner and to accept the resignation of Police Officer Tommy Edwards; all three personnel items were approved by roll call.
In administrative staffing, the board approved the hiring of Servina Baker as Deputy City Clerk for the City Clerk’s Office. Later in the meeting, members approved hiring Xzavier Orr as the Mayor’s Executive Secretary at $16.00 per hour; both hires passed by roll call.
All personnel motions were presented and seconded by board members and carried as part of routine agenda votes. The board did not record additional detail about recruitment processes, severance or personnel files in the meeting minutes.
The board adjourned after completing the personnel items; follow‑up for onboarding and payroll were assigned to the City Clerk’s Office.
