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Council approves changes to firefighter training pay in salary ordinance 18-68
Summary
On second reading the council adopted Ordinance 18-68 to amend the 2025 salary ordinance to change training pay from time-and-a-half to straight time at the request of fire leadership.
The St. John Town Council on May 28 adopted Ordinance 18-68 on second reading to amend the 2025 salary ordinance, adjusting how certain fire department training hours are compensated.
Council members said the amendment was requested by the fire chief and deputy chief and would change some training hours from time-and-a-half pay to straight time. The council approved the ordinance unanimously on second reading.
A council member read that the change was made at the chiefs’ request; no public testimony was recorded on the item. The roll call on the second-reading vote was Christian Jorgensen, aye; Anne Oster, aye; Wayne Pandinis, aye; Gerald Swatz, aye; Mike Bovat, aye. Motion carries 5-0.
The ordinance amends Salary Ordinance No. 18-42 (the town’s 2025 salary schedule) to modify pay calculations for training hours for fire personnel. Council did not record a change to budget totals during the meeting; staff did not provide a dollar figure in the public record at the hearing.
