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Gluckstadt aldermen vote to terminate Officer Wesley Flynt after executive session
Summary
At a special called meeting April 2, the Gluckstadt Board of Aldermen voted 5-0 to terminate Police Officer Wesley Flynt effective immediately after entering executive session to discuss personnel and job performance in the Police Department.
GLUCKSTADT, Miss. — The Gluckstadt Board of Aldermen voted 5-0 April 2 to terminate the employment of Police Officer Wesley Flynt, the board announced after an executive session called to review personnel and job performance in the Police Department.
The special called meeting at City Hall opened at noon with Mayor Walter C. Morrison presiding. After roll call and a brief opening prayer, Alderman John Taylor moved to enter a closed session to determine whether to proceed to executive session; the motion carried. Alderwoman Miya Warfield Bates then moved that the board enter executive session to discuss personnel matters and the job performance of one individual in the Police Department; Alderwoman Jessie Campbell seconded that motion and it was approved.
In executive session, Alderwoman Jessie Campbell moved to terminate Officer Wesley Flynt effective immediately; Alderwoman Miya Warfield Bates seconded. The public record lists the five aldermen recorded as voting yea: Alderman Chip Williams, Alderman John Taylor, Alderwoman Jessie Campbell, Alderwoman Miya Warfield Bates and Alderman Jayce Powell. The motion carried and the board returned to open session.
City Attorney John Scanlon made a public announcement after the executive session that the board had taken action regarding a personnel matter in the Police Department resulting in the immediate termination of the employee. The transcript records that no members of the public had signed up to address the board at the meeting.
Following the announcement, Alderman Jayce Powell moved to adjourn; Alderman John Taylor seconded and the motion carried. No further public business was recorded in the minutes.
The board did not provide additional details in the public minutes about the substance of the personnel discussion or any next steps such as appeals, administrative review, or replacement staffing. Those details were not specified in the meeting record.
