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Part-time Kimball police hirings questioned

Kimball Police Chief Tommy Jordan stands on an overpass overlooking Interstate 24 in this file photo. The chief and city leaders hope a portable speed sign will help slow drivers in some parts of Kimball.
Kimball Police Chief Tommy Jordan stands on an overpass overlooking Interstate 24 in this file photo. The chief and city leaders hope a portable speed sign will help slow drivers in some parts of Kimball. Kimball Police Chief Tommy Jordan stands on an overpass overlooking Interstate 24 in this file photo. The chief and city leaders hope a portable speed sign will help slow drivers in some parts of Kimball.

By Ryan Lewis 2 min read

photo Kimball Police Chief Tommy Jordan
photo Mayor Rex Pesnell

KIMBALL, Tenn. – The Kimball Police Department recently hired some part-time help to fill in for an ailing officer, but did so without first getting approval from the Kimball Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

A Kimball officer was injured in a crash last month while working for the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. And “he’s going to be out for a while,” Mayor Rex Pesnell said.

At the February meeting, Pesnell asked aldermen to ratify the hiring of at least two part-time employees to fill in while the full-time officer is out.

Pesnell said he spoke with Vice Mayor Jerry Don Case, the board’s liaison to the police department, and Police Chief Tommy Jordan about the matter, and they decided “this would be the best route.”

The board unanimously approved the move, but Alderman Johnny Sisk questioned why those part-timers were hired without the full board’s approval beforehand.