Jamie Young was promoted from billing clerk to town clerk Monday night by the Flomaton Town Council and Bianca James was hired to fill Young's place in the front office.
The council voted 4-0-1 for the new hires to fill the vacancy created when Town Clerk Shila Carter resigned to take another position.
Councilman Buster Crapps abstained with his vote, noting he was not involved in the interview process.
“I'm not involved with the employees,” Crapps said.
He said his job was to look out for the employees' jobs and benefits, noting the mayor is over the employees and the council is over t...
