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Gluckstadt board accepts resignation, approves termination, promotion and contractor hire during executive session
Summary
In executive session the board terminated one Public Works employee, accepted a police resignation effective March 15, hired an independent contractor at $50/hour, and promoted K9 Officer Eric Huff to sergeant effective March 16 with a $60,000 annual salary and benefits.
During an executive session on March 10 the Gluckstadt Board of Aldermen took multiple personnel actions affecting Public Works and the Police Department.
After a vote to enter executive session to discuss personnel matters, the board voted to terminate Stedman Harris effective immediately. The board also approved retention of Mike McCollum as an independent contractor at a rate of $50 per hour without additional benefits. The resignation of Sergeant Cade Rounsaville from the Police Department was accepted, effective March 15, 2026. In a separate motion the board promoted Officer Eric Huff to the rank of sergeant, effective March 16, 2026, at an annual salary of $60,000 with employment benefits such as Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance and participation in the Public Employees Retirement System; the promotion was moved within the executive session and recorded as carried.
The board returned to open session and publicly announced that it had terminated one Public Works employee, retained an independent contractor, accepted a police resignation, and promoted an officer.
What happens next: personnel actions are effective on the dates recorded in the minutes; the city human-resources and payroll offices will effect salary and benefits changes for the promoted officer and process separation or contracting paperwork as appropriate.
