Jeffersontown council adopts employee compensation and classification ordinance; routine warrants approved

The Jeffersontown City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1473, Series 2025, a revision to the city’s compensation and classification ordinance that includes a staffing amendment for permitting enforcement and a provision allowing hire of a full‑time janitor, council members said at the meeting.

Why it matters: The ordinance amends prior compensation and classification rules and adds operational capacity in permitting and building services; passage authorizes city administration to proceed within the adopted classification structure.

What the ordinance does Council discussion and the ordinance text noted a small amendment on page 5 that changes the permitting enforcement and planning inspector position from one to two full‑time positions (availability to be filled as budget and operational needs permit). Councilmembers also said the ordinance includes language authorizing a full‑time janitorial/maintenance position to be assigned to the public‑works department.

Council action and related items The council conducted a second reading by title and then moved to pass the ordinance. The official record in the meeting transcript shows the motion for second reading, a second, and “All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carried.” The transcript did not record individual vote tallies.

Votes at a glance - Minutes (meeting 08/05/2025): Motion to approve as distributed — outcome: approved (motion carried). - General Fund warrant No. 1635: Motion to approve as distributed — outcome: approved (motion carried). - Road Fund warrant No. 1021: Motion to approve as distributed — outcome: approved (motion carried). - Ordinance No. 1473, Series 2025 (amending Ordinance No. 1188, Series 2004, and referencing Ordinance No. 1445, Series 2023 as applicable): Second reading by title and adoption — outcome: adopted…