Sparta swears in new aldermen, confirms park-board appointments and adds employee holiday

Sparta’s Board of Aldermen used regular and emergency meetings in 2021 to effect several personnel and administrative changes recorded in the minutes.

Key personnel actions included swearing in Amy Hammons as Alderman for Ward II (May 11) and administering the oath of Alderman Jeb Buschman (June 28). Alderman Trista Gunter announced her resignation during the June 8 meeting.

The Board adopted Resolution No. 86 (consent to mayoral appointment to a vacant Ward I seat) and later adopted Resolutions No. 87 and No. 88 appointing members to the Sparta Park Board. Administratively, the Board approved adding Mayor Pro Tem Tami Guerin as a signee on the City’s checking account (with Guerin recorded as abstaining from that roll call) and added Juneteenth (June 19) as a paid city holiday. The Board also voted to eliminate issuing peddler’s licenses and approved the extension of Industrial Park Drive to serve Cellective Solutions.

All appointments and votes are recorded in the minutes; absences and abstentions are noted where applicable. The minutes do not include employment contracts, appointment letters or bank documentation; those administrative steps occur in subsequent city administration processes.