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Sperry board hires Nicholas Mahoney as police chief, sets $52,000 salary
Summary
The Town of Sperry Board of Trustees unanimously approved hiring Nicholas Mahoney as police chief at $52,000 a year, effective April 16, 2025, with a 90-day probationary period after discussing the candidate in executive session.
Mayor Robert Morton announced the Board of Trustees voted to hire Nicholas Mahoney as the Town of Sperry police chief, setting an annual salary of $52,000 and a 90-day probationary period. The hiring takes effect April 16, 2025.
The motion to hire was made by Mayor Robert Morton and seconded by Vice Mayor Melody Anderson; the minutes record the vote as unanimous with Trustees David Cassidy and Patrick McCotter joining Morton and Anderson in favor. The board had moved into executive session earlier at 6:02 p.m. under 25 O.S. §307(B)(1) to interview Mahoney and discuss personnel matters; the record states no votes were taken during the executive session itself.
City records show the board called Mahoney into the session for an interview and later approved the hiring in open session the same evening. The board's action completes the personnel step recorded in the special-meeting minutes dated April 15, 2025; the minutes were later approved by the board on May 8, 2025.
