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Hartshorne council fails to end paid leave for city employee Jerry Ford
Summary
A motion to end paid leave and return Jerry Ford to full‑time status was moved by Council member David Spears and seconded by Gary Jackson on March 3, 2025; the motion failed on the roll call recorded in the minutes, which list individual yes/no votes.
After reconvening from an executive session on personnel, Council member David Spears moved to end paid leave and return Jerry Ford to full‑time status; Gary Jackson seconded the motion. The council’s minutes record the roll call vote by name: Paul Marean — Yes; James Shaw — Yes; Jessica Hackler — No; Jerry Earp — No; Sheryl Baker — No; Gary Jackson — Yes; David Spears — No. The minutes record that the motion failed on that roll call.
The meeting minutes do not include statements from Jerry Ford nor a detailed staff report in the public minutes explaining the basis for the proposed return to full time status. The council adjourned at 8:05 p.m. after completing the agenda items noted in the posted minutes.
