Appointment takes new town marshal by surprise
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
MENTONE - Jim Eads was taken by surprise Monday night at the Mentone Town Council meeting, but he's not complaining.
Eads, who has served as interim town marshal since Tim Carpenter resigned in March, was sworn in as town marshal after it was announced that he was the most qualified applicant.
Council president Ed Rock said three applications were received for the position and Eads was the only one of the three with full-time law enforcement experience and police academy training.
"That answers my original question as to what else is out there," Forrest Kantner said. He failed to back a motion at a special meeting in March to elevate Eads from deputy marshal to marshal, saying that he wanted "the best of the best" and wouldn't know if Eads was that man until the town advertised the position.
Rock then resubmitted his 2-month-old motion to promote Eads to marshal. That motion was seconded by Kantner and carried by Lynn Phillips.
The council will meet in executive session at 6 p.m. Monday to determine the criteria for hiring a deputy marshal.
In a related matter, the council voted to continue renting the building housing the police department. June is the final month in the rental contract and the town has the choice of continuing to rent or applying the rent paid toward purchase of the building.
The town is not interested in owning the building because of structural and other problems. [[In-content Ad]]
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MENTONE - Jim Eads was taken by surprise Monday night at the Mentone Town Council meeting, but he's not complaining.
Eads, who has served as interim town marshal since Tim Carpenter resigned in March, was sworn in as town marshal after it was announced that he was the most qualified applicant.
Council president Ed Rock said three applications were received for the position and Eads was the only one of the three with full-time law enforcement experience and police academy training.
"That answers my original question as to what else is out there," Forrest Kantner said. He failed to back a motion at a special meeting in March to elevate Eads from deputy marshal to marshal, saying that he wanted "the best of the best" and wouldn't know if Eads was that man until the town advertised the position.
Rock then resubmitted his 2-month-old motion to promote Eads to marshal. That motion was seconded by Kantner and carried by Lynn Phillips.
The council will meet in executive session at 6 p.m. Monday to determine the criteria for hiring a deputy marshal.
In a related matter, the council voted to continue renting the building housing the police department. June is the final month in the rental contract and the town has the choice of continuing to rent or applying the rent paid toward purchase of the building.
The town is not interested in owning the building because of structural and other problems. [[In-content Ad]]