Jasper Mayor Paul EvansJASPER, Tenn. – When Police Chief Billy Mason recommended hiring a new police officer to the Jasper Board of Mayor and Aldermen last week, Mayor Paul Evans refused to endorse it because he wasn’t part of the interview process.
At the board’s December meeting, Mason said five people applied for the position, and he and Lt. Scott Evans, the mayor’s son, interviewed three of them.
Mason wanted the board to hire Brian Davis for the job because “he was the best fit for our police department.”
“This is the first time that I’ve seen this application, and if the board wants to vote on it, they can,” Mayor Evans said. “I haven’t seen the application, [I] wasn’t part of the process of interviewing, so I’m not going to recommend it.”
Alderman Paul “Mac” Bumpus asked if the hire could be delayed for one month.