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Sperry accepts police resignation and hires Jayna Johnson at $19 per hour
Summary
The Sperry Board of Trustees unanimously accepted the resignation of Officer Kristofer Robertson effective Oct. 21, 2024, and approved hiring Jayna Johnson as a full-time police officer at $19.00 per hour with a 60-day probationary period, effective Oct. 29, 2024. The board entered and exited executive session under 25 O.S. §307(B)(1) to discuss personnel matters.
The Sperry Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of Sperry Police Officer Kristofer Robertson, effective Oct. 21, 2024, and approved hiring Jayna Johnson as a full-time police officer effective Oct. 29, 2024, at a starting wage of $19.00 per hour with a 60-day probationary period. Both actions followed an executive session called under 25 O.S. §307(B)(1) to discuss personnel matters.
Mayor Robert Morton moved to enter executive session at 6:48 PM and Trustee Patrick McCotter seconded; the board voted unanimously to enter and later to exit executive session at 7:05 PM. The minutes state that Police Chief James Johnson and Jayna Johnson were called into executive session for the discussions. After returning to open session, Trustee Melody Anderson moved and Trustee Patrick McCotter seconded to accept Officer Kristofer Robertson's resignation; that motion passed unanimously. Mayor Morton then moved, with Trustee Kelly Wensman seconding, to hire Jayna Johnson at $19.00 per hour with a 60-day probationary period; the motion passed by a unanimous recorded vote.
The minutes do not detail the circumstances of Robertson's resignation or any employment terms beyond the start date, hourly rate and probation period for Jayna Johnson. The board recorded all votes as yes with no no-votes or abstentions.
