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Preston council approves police hires, promotions and amended employee salary schedule
Summary
Council unanimously approved hiring officer Tyrel Winder, established a lieutenant position with promotions for Scott Royer and Nicholas Hyde, approved gifting a duty pistol to Sergeant Cuyler Stoker, and adopted Resolution #172 amending the employee salary schedule; Shawn Oliverson was promoted to Director of City Planning and Land Use with an $85,000 salary effective Jan. 16, 2025.
Preston’s City Council approved multiple personnel actions on Jan. 13, 2025, including police hiring and promotions, a departmental promotion and an amended salary schedule.
Chief Dan McCammon reported he had offered Tyrel Winder employment as a police officer and that Winder accepted, with a start date of Jan. 16, 2025; the council approved the hire unanimously. McCammon also requested establishment of a lieutenant position; the council approved creating the position and promoted Scott Royer to lieutenant and Nicholas Hyde to sergeant.
The council unanimously approved gifting the duty pistol used by Sergeant Cuyler Stoker to Stoker as a thank you for his service. Council also adopted Resolution #172, the amended employee salary schedule, by unanimous vote. During executive session on personnel under Idaho Code 74‑206(1)(b), the council approved promoting Shawn Oliverson to Director of City Planning and Land Use and set his salary at $85,000 per year, effective Jan. 16, 2025.
The meeting minutes do not record details such as the terms of individual employment contracts, salary ranges for the police promotions, or whether the amended salary schedule changes were budgeted; the promotion and salary increase for Oliverson are recorded with the effective date.
