You’d almost need a scorecard to keep up with the resignations and reappointments on the Logan City Council last night.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Such is the case in the city of Logan as resignations meant next to nothing as those who resigned were given other jobs or returned to their old ones.

David White resigned from the chief of police job and Les Goldie resigned his city council position to be hired as the new chief of police. Council then voted to reappoint Tom Fink to his old city council seat, which he lost in the last election.

Okay, for those taking score: White and Goldie are out; White, Goldie and Fink are now back in.

Reports to The Logan Banner early Tuesday said that Goldie would resign as councilman and take the chief’s job. Goldie didn’t even have his name placard at his seat when the meeting started.

The first order of business was for council to accept the resignation of White as police chief. White, who was set to be demoted at the city council meeting by Mayor Claude Ellis, resigned instead and was hired as the city’s new police sergeant.

“The chief’s done a good job,” Councilman Jim Guy said of White.

Goldie then resigned his seat on council and was hired as the new chief of police. Goldie is a former city patrolman, deputy and West Virginia State Trooper and is currently working for CSX Railroad, a job he said he intends to resign.

Then, councilmembers reappointed Fink to his old seat on the city council. Fink lost his bid for reelection earlier this year.

Fink was the loser in the April primary election. He only received 57 votes, four away from being reelected to his seat on council.

Serafino Nolletti was the top vote-getter with 86 votes, while David Steele was next with 78, Goldie received 61 and Guy and Greg Glick each getting 60 votes.

Guy said of Fink, “I think he’s here for the city.”

White said he had no comment for The Logan Banner, except that he resigned so he could take the sergeant’s job.

“I’ve got nothing to say,” White said smiling as he was taken into a meeting with Goldie and a group of city residents complaining of police brutality.

Goldie said he looks forward to working with White and the City of Logan patrolmen.

“Dave White has been a friend of mine for a long time,” Goldie said. “He is an excellent police man. I’m going to work with him and hopefully get these guys a positive attitude and keep the city moving forward.”

Goldie said he plans to resign his job with the railroad and will only be taking the chief’s position until he rejoins the WVSP.

“As of now, it is temporary,” Goldie said. “I do plan on going back to the state police. I’ve started that procedure. As of now, this will be temporary,” Goldie said. “If you understand the way the railroad works, I’m pretty young on the totempole as far as they go. They cut jobs all the time and that’s what they’ve done. I’m a yardmaster trainee at Danville and I have to mark up off of that job here in the next week. What will happen is that where they’ve cut so many jobs, unless I go to Kentucky or somewhere, there’s nothing local for me to do here.”

Goldie, a 1994 graduate of Logan High School, said he will work closely with the patrolmen.

“I’m just going to use the expertise I’ve gained through the years of my law enforcement career,” Goldie said. “I’m going to have to rely heavily on these guys to help me. It’s going to be a group effort. I look forward to serving the police department and the city of Logan.”

Fink said he will try to do a good job as a city council member.

“There are a lot of good projects going on in this city and I look forward to being a part of those projects,” Fink said.