Posted on June 10, 2017
Author Mary Perren, WKVI
North Judson will soon have a new town marshal. The council voted unanimously to hire Kelly Fisher during a special-called meeting yesterday. She’s currently a deputy with the Starke County Sheriff’s Office and will start her new job on June 27th.
Until then, Frank Thomas will continue serving as interim town marshal. He’s been doing so since the council abruptly fired John Ramos back in April. He was hired last July as a full-time replacement for longtime North Judson Town Marshal Doug Vessely, who died last April.
Ramos initially appealed his termination but later agreed to resign. In exchange, the town agreed to drop all disciplinary charges against him. Otherwise they would have been made public during a hearing.
The town also agreed to pay him through May 30, 2017 and provide two months worth of severance pay. North Judson will also provide a neutral job reference, if requested, without any mention of the disciplinary charges.
Council members also approved the necessary purchase order to pay Ramos during yesterday’s meeting.
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