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Town to revise utility organization and salary ordinance; new water resources director position proposed
Summary
Bargersville staff outlined a proposed reorganization of water and wastewater roles, recommending a new director of water resources, an operations manager to oversee field crews, and a number of salary range corrections to be drafted into ordinance language for the next council meeting.
BARGERSVILLE, Ind. — Bargersville utilities leaders told council members Feb. 25 they will ask the town to adopt changes to the salary ordinance and organizational chart to reflect a new operations model for water and wastewater operations.
Kevin (utilities lead) summarized proposed changes: convert an unbudgeted “engineer” line to a funded Director of Water Resources; create an operations manager position to supervise field crews and cross-train labor across distribution and collection teams; correct pay-range math errors for several positions; and reclassify or mark a number of previously budgeted positions as funded or unfunded as part of internal restructuring.
Kevin characterized the operations manager as “boots on the ground” supervision while the water resources director would provide compliance oversight, testing and master-planning. The intention is to present formal ordinance language at the next council meeting so recruitment and hiring can proceed for several open positions. The utility capital improvement plan and draft budgets will be available ahead of a March 14 work session on utility budgets.
Why it matters: The proposed changes adjust supervisory structures and pay ranges for roles responsible for water production, distribution and wastewater collection. If adopted, they will shape hiring, certification expectations and the utility capital plan.
What’s next: staff will finalize ordinance language with the town attorney and return to council for formal adoption; utility CIP drafts and master-plan updates are expected in March.
Sources: Presentation and Q&A during the Feb. 25 administrative meeting.
