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Washington City Council approves hire of Joshua Rhodes as public works superintendent
Summary
The Washington City Council voted 3–2 on Nov. 19, 2024, to hire Joshua Rhodes as public works superintendent at $17 per hour, contingent on a pre-employment drug test and a six-month probationary period. The council met in executive session to review the applicant before voting.
The Washington City Council voted 3–2 on Nov. 19, 2024, to hire Joshua Rhodes as the city’s public works superintendent at a rate of $17 per hour, contingent on his passing a pre-employment drug test and completing a six-month probationary period. Council Member Mary Ann Crome moved the hiring motion; Council Member Jerry Fuhrken seconded it.
Council Member Amy Anderson, Council Member Mary Ann Crome and Council Member Jerry Fuhrken voted in favor of the hire. Council Member Terry Morse and Council Member Carolyn Pinnick voted against it. The minutes record the motion as passed after an executive-session review of the applicant.
Mayor Garett Edgar called the special meeting to order at 5 p.m. The council had earlier approved the meeting agenda and voted to enter an executive session to review the applicant, with the Mayor, council and City Administrator Carl Chalfant participating; the meeting was scheduled to resume at 5:21 p.m. for open action. The hiring motion was made after the executive session.
The motion to hire specified two conditions: successful completion of a pre-employment drug test and the satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period. The hourly rate of pay was recorded in the motion as $17 per hour. City Clerk Denise M. Powell is listed on the minutes as the certifying officer.
The special meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that carried; the minutes record the meeting adjourned at 5:23 p.m.
