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Speedway council adopts ordinance 14‑11 raising wastewater assistant superintendent salary and adding pretreatment stipend
Summary
The Town of Speedway passed Ordinance 14‑11 on July 28 to adjust job classifications and pay: the wastewater assistant superintendent base pay was set at $78,000 and a $6,000 stipend for the pretreatment coordinator role was authorized. The ordinance passed by unanimous vote to help retain skilled sewer and water staff.
The Town of Speedway Town Council unanimously approved Ordinance 14‑11 on July 28, which amends salary and job classifications for several town positions and sets a new base salary for the wastewater assistant superintendent at $78,000 along with a $6,000 stipend for an employee who serves as pretreatment coordinator. The vote was 5-0.
Philip Faust, town court treasurer, explained the change was aimed at retaining skilled employees at the sewer and water plants after the town experienced turnover. "The new base salary for that that we're proposing is 78,000, and then immediately below that... the pretreatment coordinator... would get those 78,000 plus the 6,000," Faust said.
Council president Nick Sturgeon noted the town has difficulty competing for skilled labor in municipalities of Speedway's size and supported the adjustment as necessary to bring a qualified candidate back into the role. Faust said the town manager had already signed the agreement within his authority and asked the council to memorialize the action by approving the ordinance on unanimous consent and a formal vote; councilors approved both moves.
The ordinance amends multiple prior ordinances listed in the introductory language; the transcript identifies the action as ordinance number 14‑11 and references amending earlier ordinances 14‑03, 14‑06, 14‑07, 14‑08 and 14‑09 as part of the salary schedule update.
Councilors did not provide the name of the incoming employee during the public discussion; Faust said the offer extended was contingent upon council approval of the ordinance.
