(7-19-25) Redkey (Indiana) Town Council last night suspended town marshal Chris Jack and office assistant Billie Hammond, appointed officer Alex Heath as interim town marshal and hired Jessica Fugiett as office manager to oversee utilities billing and financial operations.
Redkey Town Council met in executive session prior to the special meeting Friday to discuss employee conduct. Jack and Hammond, according to council members, both committed infractions of the town’s personnel policy.
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They were each cited for allegedly committing a major infraction.
“committing an act of violence or an act of improper or immoral conduct while employed by the Town,”
The Town Council tabled a decision on terminating Hammond at its June 24th meeting, which followed an executive session earlier in the month regarding her alleged misconduct. Clerk-treasurer Gloria May argued then that Hammond’s employment decision should be May’s choice to make and threatened to fight the issue in court.
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Council’s regular meeting for July is at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Council President Brenda Beaty said that council will have an executive session at 9 a.m. on Wednesday to hold hearings for Hammond and Jack in regard to their suspensions.
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