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Council accepts resignation of Officer Seth Rinke and swears in new hire Cody Monreal
Summary
The council accepted the resignation of police officer Seth Rinke, effective Aug. 10, and approved the hiring of Cody Monreal to start Aug. 10, 2026, at $29.71 per hour (step 1); Council administered Monreal's oath of office at the meeting.
St. James City Council accepted the resignation of Police Officer Seth Rinke, effective Monday, Aug. 10, and thanked him for his years of service.
"I just like to thank him for his years of service, and we'll miss him," a council member said as the council moved to accept the resignation and the motion carried. The council then approved hiring Cody Monreal as a police officer, with a start date of Aug. 10, 2026, at a rate of $29.71 (step 1 on the 2026 police wage scale). The council performed Monreal's oath of office at the meeting.
The council recorded the actions as accepted and approved; no roll-call vote tally is included in the transcript. Personnel effective dates and pay rate were stated on the record.
