Board approves specialty pay, transfer for police officers effective Sept. 27–29

The board approved several personnel pay adjustments and a transfer in the police department following correspondence from Chief Jeffrey Long. The measures approved include traffic specialty pay for Officer Shante Taylor Payne (effective Sept. 29, 2026); the transfer of Officer Matthew Zimbabal from the traffic division to the detective bureau with detective specialty pay (effective Sept. 29, 2026); and instructor specialty pay for Officers Jason Quick, Stephanie Merritt and Zachary Redsky (effective Sept. 27, 2026).

A motion to approve the personnel items was made, seconded and passed by voice vote. No member registered a recorded roll-call vote during the meeting; no contesting statements were recorded in the transcript. The approvals were read as routine departmental personnel actions and placed into the minutes.