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Board approves emergency hires for public works after two workers injured
Summary
With two public works employees off for several months after injuries, the board moved to hire two applicants—Chakourstadfield and Boshawn Gibbs—approving the emergency hires after a brief discussion about references and policy.
The Westmore city board approved emergency hires for the public works department after staff said two employees are out for several months with injuries.
The chair said the department had been shorthanded after "one employee who allegedly got hurt on the job" and a second who was injured at home; staff recommended hiring two applicants from the existing applicant pool. The candidates named in the meeting were Chakourstadfield and Boshawn Gibbs.
One board member asked whether a listed reference for a candidate was related to the applicant—"Is she related to mister Draugord?"—and another member said the city’s policy does not permit reference checks to assume non‑family status; the chair noted the board’s adopted hiring policy applies unless changed.
A board member moved to approve the hires and another seconded; the motion was recorded and approved. The board gave staff authority to complete onboarding consistent with city policy.
What happens next: staff will finalize references where needed and begin onboarding the new public works employees under the city’s established hiring procedures.
